Just to add up the discussion anyone read this article yet? comments. ;p http://www.developershed.com/plugin/PlugIn_magazine_september2004.pdf#page=24
On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 10:46:38 +0800, Bopolissimus Platypus Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 11:08:31 +0800, Ian Dexter R. Marquez > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 10:30:28 +0800 (SGT), Kelsey Hartigan Go > > I think they have plans to migrate the backend to open source (MySQL > > maybe), but last time I talked with one of them, that's still far off. Their > > reason: it's easier to implement in MS SQL, with stored procedures > > and everything. > > postgresql. > > > But the backend is another thing altogether: we do use Linux > > and open source tools, and we love it. =) > > depends on the department i guess. i know someone who wants to > quit his (reasonably comfortable national government job based in > the province) because his department is resolutely microsoft. their > database is in manila and there are no satellite copies (even just for > querying) in the province. so to access the database, they have to > run a microsoft terminal server process that actually connects to > the host in manila, saturating their 128K DSL link. even a VB app > that connects (with select only permissions) to the DB would be > better than terminal server. > > tiger > > -- > Gerald Timothy Quimpo http://bopolissimus.sni.ph > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Public Key: "gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 672F4C78" > Mene sakhet ur-seveh > > > -- > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > . > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > . > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > -- Roger P. Filomeno Systems Developer Finger Apps Inc, http://fingerapps.com Systems Developer Entertainment Gateway Group, http://egg.ph -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
