Re: Is there a GNU source of common data constructs?

Paul B wrote:

> Are there public domain definitions of tables, views, triggers etc. found
> in a common enterprise? Maybe in ANSI SQL script?
>
> I know the perfect db can vary from one business to another, but there are
> probably many similarities. 99.9% design considerations I face have been
> dealt with before, and many are probably better than what I would do. I
> don't want to re-invent the wheel when there are better wheel makers out
> there who have already rounded their wheel.
>
> Also.. there is an educational aspect to this. I could learn by exploring
> a well built database.
>
> I may download and dissect something like Compiere or GNUenterprise. But
> I'd really prefer web pages with table definitions that are under some
> form of public license.
>
> Anything like this out there?

More info: ISO standard 11179-6 is an attempt to build a list of names for all commonly used data elements. Quite distinct from an assembled database schema, and not free, but perhaps tangentially interesting.

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