Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Recruitment for Base (Was Re: [steering-discuss] Base - a new mailing list?)

On 14 September 2011 17:55, David Nelson <lists@traduction.biz> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 6:54 PM, Ian Lynch <ianrlynch@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I know that
> > the PostgreSQL developers are interested in closer integration with OOo
> from
> > direct talks with them and we will be looking at this in more detail and
> we
> > have realistic chances of getting significant funding resources.
>
> This sounds like one possible good move for LibreOffice: Base as as a
> front end and PostgreSQL as the engine at the back. That way, we only
> have to provide a decent, reliable front end, and we have a
> well-supported database engine. Although I would not like to give up
> on the possibility of supporting other databases, too.


I don't think there would be any restriction on the backend - for a start
the development would be FOSS so even if adjustments were needed it would be
doable. Generally you would want to connect to the database in a standard
way so that changes in the database development didn't affect the front-end.

I think the PostgreSQL guys have traction in markets that need other office
productivity tools so it makes sense for them to get seamless integration
with OOo/LibO. If it is done with OOo with Apache licensing it can be
re-used by LibO and there will be little developer overhead for LibO. I
should think that is the most likely scenario since I met those developers
at an Apache Bar Camp. The grants to fund development will take at least a
year to come on-line so this won't be a quick fix, but it has the chance of
being a substantial and sustainable one.


> Although if I
> had to make a pragmatic choice between badly-implemented complexity of
> support for multiple engines and well-implemented support for just one
> engine, I'd choose the latter.


> Although, like Tom, I'd love to see TDF get something moving with
> Google (one of our supporters, no?) and work on Google Docs
> integration.
>
> Charles, could we maybe get some technical opinions from Michael and
> Thorsten about the feasibility of the above ideas? Michael, Thorsten,
> could you maybe explain to us what the problems and prerequisites
> would be for the above?
>
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