SHORE Project Call-for-Alpha Test Sites

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The original purpose of this document was to give instructions on how to become a test site for the Shore alpha release. We have now selected the sites and have released Shore to them. Once testing is done, we may consider expanding the number of sites.

The SHORE Project is looking for a few test sites for the upcoming alpha release of the SHORE software. Technical report tr1222 gives an overview of SHORE. We are planning to have the release ready by the end of September.

For the purposes of this alpha release we are seeking users who will write applications using C++/SDL. SDL (described in the above report) is similar to ODL from the ODMG-93 standard.

Requirements to be a Test Site:

Be patient and understanding about the drawbacks of alpha-release software, such as bugs and limited documentation
Have sufficient motivation and technical competence to deal with alpha-release software
Use SHORE soon after the alpha release is available
Provide us with timely feedback on the system

It would also be nice, but not mandatory, for the site to be:

Funded by ARPA
Experienced with writing applications using Exodus or other OODBs.

Release Contents

SDL->C++ schema compiler
SHORE C++ library (including run-time object cache manager)
SHORE Server/Storage Manager
SHORE File System
Documentation for writing applications in C++ and SDL
Example C++/SDL application
Documentation for running the SHORE Server and File System

You will notice that this release does not include documentation on how to write a value-added server (VAS -- an extension to the SHORE Server/Storage Manager that runs in the address space of the server). If you happen to be especially interested in this, we might be able to work something out.

The SHORE software will be available for Sparc SunOS 4.1.3 machines. To compile the software you will need gcc 2.6.0.

The SHORE software will be released under the same copyright restrictions as that of its predecessor, EXODUS. Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute the software and its documentation will be granted, provided that both the copyright notice and the permission notice appear in all copies of the software, derivative works or modified versions, and any portions thereof, and that both notices appear in supporting documentation.

Becoming a Test Site

If you are interested in becoming a test site, send mail to Mike Zwilling, zwilling@cs.wisc.edu. In the mail, tell us a little about your project, how you plan to use SHORE and how you meet the above requirements.

Michael Zwilling / zwilling@cs.wisc.edu.

Last Modified: Wed Oct 26 08:40:30 CDT 1994