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Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Viable(read cheap) alternative to access PLEASE!!
- From: Christopher Dawkins <cchd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 21:28:10 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <20010929221905.C1171-100000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Question:
>> BTW, what would everybody be interested in implementing with regards
>> a web-based DB?
Answer:
> Replacement for SIMS :-) Bit of a big project though!
Exactly.
>> Are there any OSS projects out there for schools that meet their needs?
No.
>> If not why not?
Because it's a big job, and requires rather a lot of local customisation.
>> What about commercially available software?
Lots, but none popular with users AFAIK. Cans of worms really.
> Mind if we had a few people each doing a bit it might be possible.
But very difficult to organise. We can provide a lively environment for a
programmer. But we are being forced along a commercial path at present,
with home-grown MySQL in parallel.
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Christopher Dawkins, Felsted School, Dunmow, Essex CM6 3JG
01371-820527 or 07798 636725 cchd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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