GNU Ferret

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GNU Ferret is looking for a co-maintainer. If you're interested, please take a look at this general information about GNU packages and being a GNU maintainer, and then email <maintainers@gnu.org> with a bit about your background and particular interest in this package. Thanks.

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GNU Ferret is a graphical data modeler based in the Entity/Relationship paradigm. It supports the automatic conversion of the data models to relational schemas, and the generation of SQL in several dialects (such as MySQL and Postgresql).

Download

Source releases are available from the main GNU server (HTTPS,  HTTP,  FTP), and its mirrors; please use a mirror if possible.

Mailing lists

Ferret has two mailing lists:

• <bug-ferret@gnu.org>, the main discussion list; it is used to discuss most aspects of ferret, including development and enhancement requests, as well as bug reports;
• <help-ferret@gnu.org>, for general user help and discussion.

Announcements about Ferret and most other GNU software are made on <info-gnu@gnu.org>.

To subscribe to these or any GNU mailing lists, please send an empty mail with a Subject: header of just “subscribe” to the relevant -request list. For example, to subscribe yourself to the GNU announcement list, you would send mail to <info-gnu-request@gnu.org>. Or you can use the mailing list web interface.

Getting involved

Development of Ferret, and GNU in general, is a volunteer effort, and you can contribute. For information, please read How to help GNU. If you'd like to get involved, it's a good idea to join the discussion mailing list (see above).

Development

For development sources, bug and patch trackers, and other information, please see the Ferret project page at savannah.gnu.org.

Maintainer

Ferret is currently being maintained by Jose E. Marchesi. Please use the mailing lists for contact.

Licensing

Ferret is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.