Op dinsdag 23 januari 2007 14:55, schreef Dean Collins: > The big problem with a lot of these applications being suggested is it > will require back end servers to store the data. > > I'm yet to see anyone suggest "SAAS" pricing models for FIC applications > on a monthly/annual basis or is everyone on this list still thinking > that open source means free. >
I think most of us are thinking about home-servers. I wrote a simple php-script on my server that takes the arguments (GPS-coordinates) of a GET-request and puts those in my postgreSQL-database. Then another, equally simple, php-script pulls those coordinates out of the database and shows them graphically on a jpg/png of my choosing for anyone to view. Optionally you could use the Google Maps API. All of this is should be do-able on anything starting from a virtual hosting account, even storing the data in a database is optional, just use a textfile. I've tested this setup by sending FlightGear's nmea-output through a bash-script to the input.php and it works beautifully! All I need now is a small application on my mobile to make the HTTP GET-request like http://www.example.com/webgps/input.php?lat=51.439123&lon=5.477123 unfortunately, my programming skills are limited to the most basic php and bash. Oliver _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community