Hi :) At the moment it's clearly NOT a replacement as it works very differently.
It's much more powerful and easier to use when used in a way that Access would struggle with. There is some effort being put into swapping in Firebird to replace the HsqlDB but that work has not even started yet. The work for it is in the list for "Google's Summer of Code" but there are tons of other much more glamorous and exciting-looking things that people are more likely to go for. The marketing list are pushing Base as a drop-in replacement for Access that also has some other stuff it can do if you want. But the rest of TDF lists agree with the Brasilians. Regards from Tom :) >________________________________ > From: Rogerio Luz Coelho <luz.roge...@gmail.com> >To: Sophie Gautier <gautier.sop...@gmail.com> >Cc: moderators@documentfoundation.org >Sent: Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 0:25 >Subject: Re: [tdf-moderators] Re: list for Base > > >Ok ... but will there be development to BECOME a Access substitute? Because >we in Brasil are telling people it WON'T ... right? > >R. > > >2013/5/8 Sophie Gautier <gautier.sop...@gmail.com> > >> On 08/05/2013 21:59, Florian Effenberger wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > I've changed the subject to reflect the changed message topic. >> > >> > Tom Davies wrote on 2013-05-08 21:57: >> >> Hi:) >> >> Ahah, could we have a special list for Base? Not for any of the other >> >> modules/apps because they are not so desperately in need of cross-list >> >> collaboration in order to get some basics working. >> > >> > Would there be any supporters? My gut feeling tells me it doesn't make >> > much sense to have a dedicated list for one module. I only would be in >> > support of that if we have already a "critical mass" of subscribers who >> > actively would like to contribute to such a list. >> >> Yes, no need to disperse our resources, we already know who are the db >> specialists, we can ping them is there is an urgent need. Also, that >> won't in any way enhance the HSQLDB development/support in our project. >> Good information that this is a SOHO base and not a Access replacement >> although a good front end for other open source rdbs, should be enough. >> >> Kind regards >> Sophie >> -- >> Sophie Gautier <sophie.gaut...@documentfoundation.org> >> Tel:+33683901545 >> Membership & Certification Committee Member - Co-founder >> The Document Foundation >> > > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: moderators+unsubscr...@documentfoundation.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.documentfoundation.org/www/moderators/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
