Re: data base for desktop data (couchdb?)

["Luis Matos" <luis matos ua pt>]

I made examples of use cases:
 - you can have different applications with different 
functionality, but that use the same data source.
i gave you the example of tomboy->evolution, 
GTG->evolution, but others can be valid also, like default 
playlists from different players, email accounts, 
calendar.

i think an example for this is evolution VS (tasks, 
contacts, dates)[0], that uses the same data source.

so you can open a small and specialized app to write a 
task, but have a big app that shows you the all things.
ex: tomboy notes' applet VS evolution to write a note.

Imagine, if i like evolution to manage mail, i can not 
like it to write notes, but i would like to see them IN 
evolution.

i take the evolution data-base, but gnome could adopt 
other, specialized DB, that evolution and other could use.
basically, my point is that i have the same data in 
diferent places and not related.

[0] http://pimlico-project.org/


Em Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:13:42 +0200
 Olav Vitters <olav bkor dhs org> escreveu:
> On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 10:09:30AM +0100, Luis Matos 
> wrote:
> > so ... what are you're opinions?
>
> What is the point / purpose / use-case? Why would it be 
> better if it all
> uses the same method?
>
> Evolution sometimes makes use of mmap to reduce memory 
> usage. You
> propose they should all use the same method, without 
> explaining why you
> think it should be done. Perhaps all data could be put 
> into a database,
> but.. why?


> --
> Regards,
> Olav

Luis F. C. Matos
Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica
Universidade de Aveiro