<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud thread summary --> <!--X-From-R13: Xb Rvyyba <rzvylNgurybavbhf.arj.bk.np.hx> --> <!--X-Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 09:57:25 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 19981023175413.A20008#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: a288d201.362fc82f#aol,com --> <!--X-Reference: Pine.LNX.3.96.981023101951.18389G-100000#enigma,sss.org --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud thread summary</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:emily#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00400.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00402.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00400.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00403.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00401">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00401">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00401">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud thread summary</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud thread summary</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Jo Dillon <<A HREF="mailto:emily#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk">emily#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 17:54:13 +0100</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> Steve Sparks (ssparks#enigma,sss.org) spake thusly: > On Thu, 22 Oct 1998 ApplePiMan#aol,com wrote: > > > >Database storage/persistence (relational or Object Oriented) > > My MUD design knowledge is pretty limited. I've at least played a few and > worked on some adventure systems. I'm interested to know a couple of items > to help clarify what might be planned. These might be much too complex to > answer on this list, so if that is the case I'll ask them of others here > locally and in person. > > What platform will be used for the Mud? > > Linux > General UNIX running GNU? > BSD My vote is for any Posix-compliant Unix (so that we can use things like pthreads and suchlike). > What kind of database is usually used? > > If you use a relational database does someone then create a series of > stored procedure that can be called to help speed implementation. If you > do then would they be something like the implied functionality of these: > I'm not sure I like the idea of a relational database. They tend to be inefficient in my limited experience, and also I think some sort of OO database is going to make more sense for a mud. -- Jo Harmony - the project to create an LGPL Qt clone <A HREF="http://harmony.ruhr.de">http://harmony.ruhr.de</A> </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00403" HREF="msg00403.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud thread summary</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> "Adam J. 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Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Thu 22 Oct 1998, 19:12 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00369" HREF="msg00369.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud thread summary</A></strong>, ApplePiMan <a href="mailto:ApplePiMan#aol,com">ApplePiMan#aol,com</a>, Fri 23 Oct 1998, 00:15 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00391" HREF="msg00391.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud thread summary</A></strong>, Jo Dillon <a href="mailto:emily#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk">emily#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk</a>, Fri 23 Oct 1998, 09:19 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00400" HREF="msg00400.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud thread summary</A></strong>, Steve Sparks <a href="mailto:ssparks#enigma,sss.org">ssparks#enigma,sss.org</a>, Fri 23 Oct 1998, 16:39 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00401" HREF="msg00401.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud thread summary</A></strong>, Jo Dillon <a href="mailto:emily#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk">emily#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk</a>, Fri 23 Oct 1998, 16:57 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00403" HREF="msg00403.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud thread summary</A></strong>, Adam J. Thornton <a href="mailto:adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU">adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU</a>, Fri 23 Oct 1998, 17:50 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00410" HREF="msg00410.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud thread summary</A></strong>, Jon Leonard <a href="mailto:jleonard#divcom,slimy.com">jleonard#divcom,slimy.com</a>, Fri 23 Oct 1998, 19:52 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00415" HREF="msg00415.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud thread summary</A></strong>, Jo Dillon <a href="mailto:emily#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk">emily#thelonious,new.ox.ac.uk</a>, Fri 23 Oct 1998, 20:41 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00424" HREF="msg00424.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: PDMud thread summary</A></strong>, Jon Leonard <a href="mailto:jleonard#divcom,slimy.com">jleonard#divcom,slimy.com</a>, Fri 23 Oct 1998, 21:42 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>