Re: [gnome-db]personal databases with gnome-db

[Akira TAGOH <tagoh gnome-db org>]

On 11 Apr 2001 20:53:43 +0200, Rodrigo Moya wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> It's being discussed in gnome-office-list (please subscribe if you're
> interested in integrating gnome-db with the rest of the GO apps, go to
> http://mail.gnome.org) what the components of GO should be.
> 
> It seems that GNOME-DB is the only candidate for database stuff, so we
> should take special attention to this, since this would be a major use
> of GNOME-DB. One thing that's been said is that GNOME-DB should provide
> the personal database stuff to GO. By personal, I suppose it's meant
> "oriented to simple users".
> 
> So, although by no means do I want to lower libgda/gnome-db power to
> support "simple users", I think we must do something on this issue, and
> the best thing that comes to my mind is to have ALWAYS a default gda
> provider installed with the rest of GNOME-DB, so that "simple users"
> don't have to worry about setting up a database server, etc.
> 
> This default provider should be using something that is available in any
> Linux system, so I've thought about XML or Berkeley DB.
> 
> Thoughts? ideas?

the individual DB has strong and weak points. the user that use it will
have to select a apposite DB. if we are possible, I think which DB does
it is better the thing of the user is less concerned with use.
For example, the user installs the providers of DB which is available
and GNOME-DB choose a thing in the purpose from those providers
automatically. (need the transaction, speed, search, distributed
management, etc.)
I think all right because GNOME-DB can be manage it even if GNOME-DB
choose multiple DB.
So that I don't think I want to decide the default provider.

any idea?

Regards,
-- 
Akira TAGOH :: at gclab org
               tagoh gnome gr jp  / Japan GNOME Users Group
               tagoh gnome-db org / GNOME-DB Project
               tagoh redhat com   / Red Hat, Inc.