Re: Linux alternative to m$ abscess?
From: Jerry McBride (mcbrides9_at_comcast.net)
Date: 08/30/04
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 10:29:03 -0400
Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz wrote:
> 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.
>
Have a look at: knoda for KDE, mysqlnavigator, navicat...
Even Open Office has a database function...
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