Re: Database for gnome

[Marcus Denker <marcus ira uka de>]

> 
> Does anyone here really want to do this well, and try to emulate the
> WebObjects Enterprise Objects Frameworks (EOF) interface?  That's a
> database interface I can live with!
> 
WebObjects, is (was) this from NeXt?

The GNUstep-Project has some Database-lib, dont know if it
is close to WebObjects:

>What is the GNUstep Database Library?
>=====================================
>
>   The GNUstep Database Library is a hierarchy of Objective-C classes
>that provide a three-tiered architecture for developing database
>applications.
>
>   The three-tier architecture is a flexible paradigm for building
>robust and scalable client/server applications; the three tiers refer
>to the database, the Application Objects, and the user interface.  The
>separation of the database from the user interface through intermediary
>Application Objects allows the data to be distributed appropriately
>across database servers and still have the user interface display data
>cohesively for the end-user.  Business logic, as implemented in the
>Application Objects, provides the mechanism for consistency and
>reusability across all your business applications.
>
>   Entity-relationship modelling is used for describing the Application
>Objects and how they are mapped to database fields.  The GNUstep
>Database Library represents these models as plain ASCII text files; this
>allows external programs to be used for constructing and maintaining the
>models separate from the applications which use them.
>
>What Databases are supported?
>=============================
>
>   The GNUstep Database Library has adaptors written and tested for
>these databases:
>
>   * PostgreSQL, tested on the Linux/GNU operating system.
>
>   * Sybase Server, tested on the NEXTSTEP operating system.
>
>   * Microsoft SQL Server, tested on the Windows NT operating system.
>
>   If your database is not listed above then please consider writing and
>donating an adaptor; there is written documentation regarding what
>classes and methods need to be implemented for a database adaptor.
>NET-Community will also consider writing an adaptor for companies who
>are willing to donate a database server.
>
>How can I get support for this software?
>========================================
>
>   We currently do not have any mailing lists setup explicitly for the
>GNUstep Database Library; however, you may wish to use the GNUstep
>discussion mailing list for general questions and discussion.  Look at
>the GNUstep Web Pages for more information regarding GNUstep resources
>`http://www.gnustep.org'
>
>   There are also companies which provide commercial support for the
>GNUstep Database Library, see the file `SUPPORT' for more information.



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Marcus Denker                                    marcus@ira.uka.de