From kde-devel  Tue May 04 13:17:20 1999
From: Stephan Kulow <coolo () itm ! mu-luebeck ! de>
Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 13:17:20 +0000
To: kde-devel
Subject: Re: Next generation of KOrganizer / Call for help: (fwd)
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> 
> > No way.
> >
> > 1. not able to use freely in commercial setting
> > 2. heavy.
> >
> > I think using a small lightweight, open source as the reference database
> > is a good thing, with support for better, more scalable databases/backends
> > part of the design goal (pluggable LDAP would be a real coup de etat,
> > because that is really where the world is moving.  Having LDAP support in
> > KDE would be a great selling point.  Trust me).
> >
> 
> I created an ODBC Text File Driver (to the level of `proof of concept') to
> address the concern that many people would not want a real DBMS on their
> system. Drivers for other DBMS systems are out there or can be created quite
> easily. unixODBC ( http://www.genix.net/unixODBC ) is in Alpha but already
> has a framework for developing drivers. In fact, I can see no reason why a
> driver can not be developed for LDAP... but I am no LDAP expert.
> 
> I have yet to see a solid argument to avoid ODBC .... I can rhime off ten
> good reasons to use it (I have done so, here, several times).... anyone?
> 
I can't see either - just that you don't think noone cares :)

Greetings, Stephan

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Stephan Kulow (coolo@kde.org)
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