How about meeting them half-way -- first thing to suggest using mysql/postgresql as the database instead of access -- they're free, and at least I know mysql can run on Windows without a problem. Access has no advantages over mysql in this kind of setup, and mysql by far surpasses Access as a DB engine. (if Access could even be called that).
Yes, that's one thing I noticed in my googling now - MySQL should be easy to put underneath Access calls due to ODBC support. I'm pretty surte PostgresQL (my personal favourite)
can do this too.
About VB/ASP.... what will this site do? the price argument might looked weired to them since hiring a LAMP guy will cost them money, where as you say the VB/ASP guy will work for free (does he own a registered license of VB for development?).
I dunno. I suppose this isn't an issue.
The cost of Win2K server (with proper licensing; a Win web-server might require an Internet Connector License which is costly), hosting, development and maintenance should be compared. I'm guessing the LAMP solution will cost less at the end, even though development will cost money, although it is not true in any case.
I don't think I can even bring up an option to pay for development simply because
the MS option is free on that point.
I doubt you can convince non-tech people with arguments like "being bind to MS technologies". In most people's eyes that's not a bad thing.
That's what I'm affraid of (and that's why I came here for help). The people actually involved
in the project work with computers for a living, some are programmers, some are hardware
design managers but I don't know their leaning except for that guy who valunteered to do the
actual coding.
Thanks for your comments.
--Amos
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