Re: [nycwireless] Re: maps.nycwireless.net

[Michael Stearne]

As long as the data is open to the public and the schema is based on standard SQL.  The database can be used and shared by many database formats.  That at least should be strived for.  Although, I do agree that in the long-run this decision may make it expensive for other non-profits to work with NYCWireless if Oracle is a requirement.

Michael


Rob Kelley wrote:

Just my two cents:

If NYCwireless replicates a database--or gives out a database to be replicated--doesn't it make sense that the database be open-source (MySQL, PostgreSQL)? 

It seems unwise to bind a non-profit to a proprietary license it doesn't control, no matter how wonderfully generous are the people who do hold the license.

Rob

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