On Thu, 2002-10-24 at 21:20, Grahame Leon-Smith at Free Computers wrote:
Tim
Many apologies for the delay in replying. I have been away.
Ideally it ought to be in Linux, but if we want to convince the Windows users that there are lots of schools out there actually using Linux then it will probably have to be in a form that they can easily access eg Outlook/Access.
The database could be in MySQL/PostgresSQL and run on Linux and Apache and then any machine with a web browser can access it. Access is a seriously bad choice for a data base over the net because the data transfer required is huge. I suggest we get a tidy number of records before publicising it too much. Showing that there are not many entries could be counter-productive.I think access to the data by web browser is essential.
It would need to include: Name of School, Type of School, Address, Name of Head, Name of ICT Co-ordinator, Tel No, Fax, Email and Website.
Regards, -- IanL