2012/3/11 Dan Lewis <elderdanle...@gmail.com> > On Sun, 2012-03-11 at 22:15 +0000, Mark Stanton wrote: > > > I think it might be fastest for Hazel to complete it. > > > > Too late! Update in the drafts folder just now. > > Mostly content, since Hazel's proof reading is great. > > > > Since a lot of it is about the content, there are many "notes" rather > than changes of > > text. > > > > It's really important to make the distinction between a DBMS (that's a > program that > > manages a database), and the data that we put into a database that we've > built > > using a DBMS. > > > > I also think that's it's REALLY important to make it clear that HSQLDB > is not THE > > Base DBMS, just the default setting. There is no "Base DBMS", it can > use many > > different engines. And, sticking my neck out even further, I'd say it'd > be good > > to play down the built in version of HSQLDB, or at least not play it up. > Since it's > > limitations have upset even one of our most famous "Base" names, Mr > Pitonyak, I think > > it would be good to play up the ability to use (almost) whatever DMBS > you want rather > > than giving the impression that HSQLDB is "it". > > > > Ok, steady.. Aim... Fire! > > > > Regards > > Mark Stanton > > One small step for mankind... > > Fire one! [;-) ] > The one thing that has always confused me: What is Base?
BASE is LibO's FREE, OPEN, AND MORE FLEXIBLE (since we now can connect to every major DB out there) Data Base interaction program. It is a program that fits for SIMPLISTIC Databases (it can get complicated jobs done, but if you are into those you are in to less hassle if you rethink your DB interaction needs), it is OUR substitute for that ugly thing those other guys call Access (but our program needs some work to get known and some major uplift on the development side - documentation withstanding :)) . Well that of course is just IMHO ... HSQLDB is java based little gremlin (that even bites you in the hand when you DO FOLLOW their user manual), we should KILL it ... now!!! Thank heavens devs got around to put the postgresql driver in this (3.5) release, or I would never even try to get people interested in translating the BASE manuals (altough I of course haven't read them - not old ou new - so my opinion is worth a little less than that of the Easter Bunny). Rogerio -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
