Flattery will get you nowhereWhoDo wrote:Earlier in this thread I expressed what I thought we needed for Puppy, long and short term. Sqlite3, TkSqlite, your GUI frontend ... all offer a good short term solution for those familiar with SQL or not needing anything more powerful than an address book creator.JohnMurga wrote:As far as I am concerned it doesn't compare or compete - If you want a relational database, you use one.
OTOH, long term we need an easy-to-use, fully relational database that can compete with 80% or more of what Microsoft Access can do and yet can be used by Window$ refugees who might not be able to use even Access but still need to create medium to large datasets. Something that does what FileMaker Pro does in Window$ and Mac environments. I believe GLOM is the answer for that, but compiling it for Puppy is a major task that is presently beyond my meager capabilities. What it offers is the ability to create SQL tables, forms and reports without knowing a single SQL command.
If someone of your stature and experience were to attempt it, we may stand a chance of success. Komodo stands willing to help. So do I. Maybe we could make this a new Puppy project. True relational database capability that is easy to use is all that stands between many Window$ users and a complete break from the Micro$oft stranglehold. What do you think?
GLOM looks pretty amazing, but it's a bit heavy for Puppy (very), but the way Puppy's going you never know ...
My GUI front end is a demo for murgaLua that is constantly evolving ... And more gui like features are on the way. However, it is only ever going to support sqLite and it is a tiny part of a larger project with priorities that come from my main users.
As as far as my involvement with anything other than murgaLua at this point ... The fact remains that I've been homeless for a LONG TIME. I have found a house and will be moving in a couple of weeks, so once I have regular net access and don't have to do things from the hostels I've been staying in you might see a bit of more of me around here.
There are a LOT of things I want to do to Puppy
Cheers
JohnM