Re: gEDA-user: symbol databases, was Re: Wish list, sort of

[Dave McGuire <mcguire@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 6, 2009, at 3:36 PM, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
>> But database servers, MySQL servers
>> in particular, are pretty ubiquitous, and the API is easy.
>
> No doubt, a data base can be fine and powerful. However, many tasks  
> have
> to be implemented by the application. From the top of my head:
> searching, editing, versioning,	back-up, character encoding,  
> permissions,
> import/export, updates, ...
>
> Failure to do these tasks properly would cripple the user  
> experience. A
> directory based approach can refer the user to the general tools of  
> the
> OS. No need to spend valuable developer resources on this kind of
> infrastructure.

   Eh.  My opinion differs. :)

          -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL



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