On Thu, Mar 04, 2010 at 06:37:02AM +0000, Simon Slavin scratched on the wall: > > On 4 Mar 2010, at 5:39am, P Kishor wrote: > > > My point was a bit different -- seems like > > only SQLite offers the right mix of functional punch, agile > > performance and lightweight footprint to be a viable technology for a > > web database. > > I don't think any of those characteristics are the ones which made > this happen. I think that it's the facts that SQLite is Open Source > and compiles in so many compilers.
That, and the fact that it already exists in the code base of so many browsers. Gears also set something of a precedence. Of course, the reason it exists in so many browsers is likely related to being "the right mix." -j -- Jay A. Kreibich < J A Y @ K R E I B I.C H > "Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bombs. We have a protractor." "I'll go home and see if I can scrounge up a ruler and a piece of string." --from Anathem by Neal Stephenson _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
