Dirk Uys wrote:
On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 9:49 PM, Stroller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:The screenshots of this look really nice, however to me this seems like a really odd motivation for writing a program:I started developing it when I couldn't find a personal database program for KDE which didn't using a SQL backend. What's wrong with an SQL backend that needs you to re-invent the wheel? I'm not saying there's a better collection manager out there, or that the author's in the wrong for doing it the way he has. But it just seems a little odd, and I'd love for him to explain his reasons more fully. Stroller. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing listI personally have a problem running a SQL server just so that some app that I use every now and then can store its data. I don't print that often, so why would I have the CUPS daemon running 24/7 when I print a page once every two weeks? Other than that there is also the added complexity to the installation. You have to create a user in the database, create the database and grant the user all the needed permission to that specific database. And what if one app prefers mySQL and another one postgreSQL? Now I need to run two database servers that will be quite capable to fill the data needs of two small businesses just because I want to use a music player and a library utility for my ~50 books laying around.
While I agree with most of what you say, I agree the most with this. Personally I run a MySQL server for school, Amarok, Krecipes, Mythtv and whatever I'm playing with.
The app should at least give you the option to use somethings else like SQLlite.
Definitely a plus of Amarok, lets you choose what backend you want to use (including sqllite)
But, that is just my viewpoint and I felt like I had to defend the developers motivation. Regards Dirk
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