Re: [TCLUG:15201] Linux DBMS

[Troy Johnson <john1536@tc.umn.edu>]

I second that emotion.

chewie@wookimus.net wrote:
> <rant>
>         M$ Access is, IMHO, a piece of $*@#!  You can have absolutely NO concurrent
>         users on an Access database.  The minute you do, you spell your death.
>         It's slow, inconvenient, and a bastardization of the SQL standard.  It can
>         take it's cousin, FoxPro, to $%** with it!
> </rant>
> 
> IMHO, it doesn't take any more to write an app in Java/Python/<Insert Web App
> Server of Choice> than it does to make an Access DB.  You're MUCH better off
> using a psuedo ANSI DBMS like MySQL, or an ANSI compliant DBMS like PostgreSQL,
> Informix, or Sybase, than falling victim to Access or FoxPro.
> 
> Sorry, but I've had some REALLY bad experiences with FoxPro/Access database
> apps in the past.  anyway, just look around.  Grab the DBMS Howto, browse
> linux.org for info on projects, apps, etc.