Re: [Gnumed-devel] database replication with bucardo

[Karsten Hilbert]

On Thu, Jul 05, 2012 at 08:01:37AM +0000, Jim Busser wrote:

> > Bucardo needs to contain code to either mediate or prevent
> > such situations or else it is not fit for purpose.
> 
> I cannot see how the above can be enforced.

It could acquire locks.

> Imagine two distinct installations of GNUmed, which have
> been set up (in Bucardo) as master-master, and suppose there
> is a loss of connectivity between the two masters -- say an
> internet outage or even some lag in connectivity.

In that case all bets are off. Nothing any solution can do
short of stopping presses.

Karsten
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