Hi :) Base is a great front-end. One of the really awesome features is that it makes it easier to connect to a range of different 3rd party back-ends that would hold the data of the database. So, it makes Base highly scalable.
MariaDb/MySql is probably a tad heftier than most people need if they just need an address book for a couple of hundred people. If you would like to find out more about Base and databases generally then the first couple of chapters of the Base guide are well worth reading https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications First i would read the chapter in the Getting Started Guide on that page. Regards from Tom :) --- On Mon, 9/4/12, Sylvain Bromberber <sbrom...@mit.edu> wrote: From: Sylvain Bromberber <sbrom...@mit.edu> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Base Fw: [MariaDB Announce] MariaDB 5.3.6 now available To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Monday, 9 April, 2012, 14:10 I am somewhat confused by these messages about Maria DB. Is Libre office able to access Maria Db files? How does that work? I don't have Maria DB on my computer but it looks like a good thing. Sylvain -----Original Message----- From: Tom Davies Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 7:09 AM To: users@global.libreoffice.org Cc: market...@global.libreoffice.org ; documentat...@global.libreoffice.org Subject: [libreoffice-users] Base Fw: [MariaDB Announce] MariaDB 5.3.6 now available Hi :) Base users that are currently using MySql/MariaDb might be interested in the events that are after the announcement of the new release of MariaDb. It would be great if someone on the Postgresql mailing lists could let us know of significant announcements from them. For MariaDb i try to do one for beta-testing and 1 for full release. MariaDb is a drop-in replacement for, but develops faster than, MySql. Also it's run by the community in much the same way as LibreOffice, Firefox and so on. Regards from Tom :) --- On Mon, 9/4/12, MariaDB Announce List <annou...@mariadb.org> wrote: From: MariaDB Announce List <annou...@mariadb.org> Subject: [MariaDB Announce] MariaDB 5.3.6 now available To: annou...@mariadb.org Date: Monday, 9 April, 2012, 9:01 The MariaDB project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of MariaDB 5.3.6. This is a stable (GA) release. It includes MySQL 5.1.62, some performance improvements, and several bug fixes. Most importantly, MariaDB 5.3.6 includes a fix for a bug which, under certain rare circumstances, allowed a user to connect with an invalid password. This is a serious security issue. We recommend upgrading from older versions as soon as possible. - - MariaDB 5.3 Links - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Release Notes: http://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-536-release-notes Changelog: http://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-536-changelog Downloads: http://downloads.askmonty.org/mariadb/5.3.6 .deb Repositories: http://downloads.askmonty.org/mariadb/repositories/ Overview of MariaDB 5.3: http://kb.askmonty.org/en/what-is-mariadb-53 - - SkySQL and MariaDB: Solutions Day - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - We'll be co-hosting the the "SkySQL & MariaDB: Solutions Day for the MySQL® Database" one day event on 13 April, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara. During this event, attendees will receive free, hands-on training and consulting on MariaDB and MySQL® database solutions from the experts at SkySQL, MariaDB, Continuent, ScaleDB, Severalnines, Sphinx, and Webyog, among others. SkySQL and MariaDB will bring together industry visionaries, including Michael (Monty) Widenius and David Axmark, the original authors of the MySQL database, to share their insights on current and future trends pertaining to the world's most popular open source database. To learn more about this free event, visit: http://www.skysql.com/events/mysql-solutions-day The schedule for the event is here: http://www.skysql.com/events/mysql-solutions-day/schedule Attendees are also invited to participate in Drizzle Day - a parallel event co-hosted by SkySQL, Percona, and the Drizzle Development Team, featuring tutorials on the Drizzle database. - - MariaDB Crash Course - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The MariaDB-specific book, MariaDB Crash Course, by Ben Forta, is an excellent way to learn more about MariaDB. This book - for beginner to intermediate level users - will get you up and running with MariaDB, even if you've never used a database before. More information is available at: http://forta.com/books/0321799941/ - - User Feedback plugin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MariaDB includes a User Feedback plugin. This plugin is disabled by default. If enabled, it submits basic, completely anonymous MariaDB usage information. This information is used by the developers to track trends in MariaDB usage to better guide development efforts. If you would like to help make MariaDB better, please add "plugin-load=feedback.so" to your my.cnf file! On Windows, add "feedback=ON" to your my.ini file, or click the checkbox during the installation of the MSI package. See http://kb.askmonty.org/en/user-feedback-plugin for more information. - - Quality - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The project always strives for quality, but in reality, nothing is perfect. 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