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List:       koffice
Subject:    Re: Katabase development
From:       "Jacques Chester" <jacques.chester () student ! usyd ! edu ! au>
Date:       2000-08-24 23:44:02
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> My company is starting work on a new project (in cooperation with
> the KSql  people) that will build a new data access framework for
> KDE that will be  accessible pretty much anywhere.

Is this:

 * An Access-like graphical RDMBS system, or
 * A collection of data-access KParts, or
 * both?

I did some database programming (basically we
rediscovered the joys of RDMBS by writing a small
one) recently. Relational and OO paradigms were
made to be together. It really is a beautiful
thing to be able to fling around objects that
represent databases, records, tables, and searches
on tables.

You can store searches as objects. Tell them to
print themselves (in our case). Tell the search
to update itself (requery the DB). Tell the DB
to save itself to disk. Ask the DB for two
tables only, then copy your first search object,
and apply it over those tables. And so on.

I know KSQL was for the Access-like frontend.
But are you going to do developer stuff on the
backend? I'd much rather deal with a few KParts
than with raw SQL (if I can help it).


>  Specs and things will follow in the near
> future, but as is often the case, we need to come up with a name
> our end  user DBMS for KOffice.  Katabase isn't too bad actually,
> but how about  spelling it KaDEbase (the DE doesn't necessarily
> need to be
> capitalized).  Or possibly KlariDE?

KnowBase? (probably taken, trademarked, reg'd etc).
KnoBase
Kobase
Kase
Datakase
kollector
Rekall
Rekollection
Knosis
Kermit (I just like that name, ok? :)
Kleardata

Just some ideas coming to mind. Or even:

KDBC *laughs*

> As always, I'm interested in any input or ideas.
>

You guys are doing good work. You should try and
kick out for some more PR, methinks.

>
> Regards,
>
> Shawn Gordon

be well;

JC.

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