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List:       prelude-devel
Subject:    Re: [prelude-devel] Re: [Prelude Hybrid IDS] #36: Introduce a backward
From:       Till Dörges <td () pre-secure ! de>
Date:       2004-11-24 15:32:06
Message-ID: 41A4A976.1000503 () pre-secure ! de
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Hi,

Prelude Hybrid IDS wrote:

> #36: Introduce a backward compatible version of 'classic' database plugin
[...]
>   * status:  new => closed
>   * resolution:  None => wontfix
> 
> Comment:
> 
>  Backward compatibility on schema modification is possible however since
>  from 0-8 to 0-9 the IDMEF structure evolved a lot, and since frontends are
>  only aware of newer IDMEF version, there is no way to maintain
>  compatibility at this level. Thus making a backward compatibility plugin
>  for 0-8 kind of database is not constructive since frontend won't be able
>  to query theses data anyway.

But just to make sure: Will it be possible to import data from a
0.8-style DB into a 0.9-style DB?

Thanks -- Till
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