Re: Linux alternative to m$ abscess?

From: Abdullah Ramazanoglu (abdullah_at_ramazanoglu.tr)
Date: 08/29/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 05:27:59 +0300

begin "Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz" <spamtrap@library.lspace.org.invalid>
dedi ki:

> I've offered to install SuSE Linux Pro for a colleague as a cure for
> the ills that windoze is heir to. He has a RYO application for
> cataloging his books, and is considering redoing it in m$ abscess.
> I've tried to convince him to use an open source DBMS instead, but he
> wants a GUI for administering the data base and for developing the
> application. Please don't ask me why he wants a GUI; I don't see the
> point to it, but he's adamant.
>
> So, what can you suggest to save him from the Evil Empire? Ideally it
> not be tied to a single DBMS.

A great URL helping in migration:
http://www.grokdoc.net/index.php/Switching_to_Linux#Databases_and_database_applications
which lists Rekall. Seems quite promising as an Access replacement.

For general reference, at the same page you will find a link to:
http://www.grokdoc.net/index.php/Application_Crossover_Chart 

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