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GadflyB5: SQL Relational Database in Python
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Gadfly is a simple relational database system implemented in Python
based on the SQL Structured Query Language. The  package  requires
installation  before  use,  please  see the section on installation_.
In  addition  to  this general documentation, please see the Gadfly
`frequently asked questions`_.

Contents
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- Installation_
- Overview_
- gfplus_, the command-line SQL tool
- SQL_ details
- `Frequently Asked Questions`_
- kwParsing_ (core parsing engine)
- kjBuckets_ (core storage types)
- `Database Recovery`_
- `Network Setup`_
- `About the New Gadfly Relase, GadflyB5`_
- Contact_
- Acknowledgements_
- License_
- `Gadfly project page`_, including downloads and bug tracker.

.. _installation: installation.html
.. _overview: gadfly.html
.. _gfplus: gfplus.html
.. _sql: sql.html
.. _`frequently asked questions`: faq.html
.. _kjbuckets: kjbuckets.html
.. _kwparsing: kwParsing.html
.. _`database recovery`: recover.html
.. _`network setup`: network.html
.. _`gadfly project page`: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gadfly/


About the New Gadfly Relase, GadflyB5
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Codename: GadflyB5 (a much better series than TNG ;)

See the announcement_ text for more info.

.. _announcement: announcement.html


Contact
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The primary contact for this project is Richard Jones <richard@users.sf.net>.
There is no ongoing support available for usage, unless someone volunteers.
If you have found a bug, please submit an issue to the bug tracker at:

    https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=100662&group_id=662

Please include information about your system, your python version and the
traceback of the error you encountered.

If you've got a great idea for gadfly, and have the time to work on it, please
contact the gadfly project admins.


Acknowledgements
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Aaron Watters, for writing the whole thing in the first place. You rock!

For contributions over time: the `Zope Corporation`_ team, Berthold
Hoellmann, Oleg Broytmann, Adnan Merican, spex66, jfarr, Anthony Baxter, Lars
M. Garshol, Marc Risney, Jeff Berliner.

.. _`Zope Corporation`: http://www.zope.com/


License
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The gadfly and kjbuckets source is copyrighted, but you can freely use and
copy it as long as you don't change or remove the copyright:

Copyright Aaron Robert Watters, 1994

                        All Rights Reserved

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
provided that the above copyright notice appears in all copies and that
both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
supporting documentation.

AARON ROBERT WATTERS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO
THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL AARON ROBERT WATTERS BE LIABLE
FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT
OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

