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| DATE | 2002-08-19 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Re: [Marketing] OOo...the Vision thing
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You need to rethink it.
MySQL and Postgres is the only real acceptable answers
I would not install any other database servers on any system.
MYSQL is the easiest choice to make and you should find a way
to make this happen.
I would be happy to be an intermediary between Monty and You.
Also, this idea that every machine has to have the local database server is
an error. As for resources, if it's on a W2K machine (it's almost funny talking
about resource issues with Open Office being HOG - oink Oink), run it in single
mode.
Part of NYLXS's evaluation of Open Office is specifically it's ability to
integrate with MYSQL easily.
Because of the install base alone, this is a facts on the ground decision.
What's wrong with the MYSQL GPL anyway. ANYONE can package it up
Java on the other hand....
Ruben
On 2002.08.19 15:24 Josh Berkus wrote:
> John, Sander, etc.
>
> > But unless we bundle MySQL with OOo and include the MySQL setup steps in
> > the OOo installer we still don't have an out of the box database.
> > Installing MySQL is something most users can't / don't want to do on their
> > own.
>
> Can I suggest that the appropriate place for this discussion is the
> dev-at-dba.openoffice.org list? Where, I might add, we've already discussed
> the MySQL thing ad nauseum, and rejected MySQL because of:
>
> a) licensing issues
> b) poor SQL compliance
> c) system resource consumption for Win98 users
> d) political problems with MySQL AB.
>
> We're currently casting about for a replacement "tiny" SQL-compliant database.
> The lead contender is HSQLDB, but additional suggestions are welcome.
> Rejceted already:
>
> MySQL
> PostgreSQL
> SAP DB
>
> But please join the dev-at-dba.openoffice.org list and discuss it there!
>
> --
> -Josh Berkus
> Volunteer Project Lead
> OpenOffice.org Marketing
> http://marketing.openoffice.org/
>
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