From: Paul Ellison
From: kevin.taylor@powerconv.alstom.com To: suse-linux-uk-schools@suse.com Subject: RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] SQL Server Date: 13 June 2000 08:55
I beleive that SIMS uses the Borland database engine
Is this the same Borland as 'Inprise' - in which case,
I would guess so ... I don't believe that there are really two Borlands, even if they are in two minds about the whole thing ... <groan>
is this the InterBase database ? If so, then there are already Linux versions of the database server and clients !
BDE and InterBase are different animals - BDE is the program component
which allows the proprietary Borland (Inprise) Databases to be read.
InterBase is a specific database solution. Borland Database Engine accesses
a range of database designs (dBase, Paradox, InterBase, and I believe,
FoxPro, Clipper etc.)
If SIMS includes the BDE, then it *looks* as if we *can* use Linux server &
clients.
See : http://www.interbase.com
The main borland web site looks very pro-linux : http://www.borland.com
(Some nice papers there about incorporating Linux alongside Windows ...)
Of course, if it is not the same borland, then none of the above applies :-)
Borland (Inprise) _do_ appear to be very pro-Linux. Maybe they see which way the wind blows. :)
Kevin.
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