From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KJSeT-0004Aq-SH for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:32:06 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DAFD1E03DC; Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:32:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.224]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7307E03DC for ; Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:32:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id i28so2710049wxd.10 for ; Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:32:03 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to :x-enigmail-version:content-type; bh=ybtCiDvEfKeurQERg39xJJxBBHdNOMNTfSi6sD7DOCo=; b=iwdms/7z7Cir4yKDsWrzfnTALX6ZlvvCER0wHvqMGT89KUbQpsKG95Pvarkxv0m9HQ CSDb4a9BbDZiNVkgSyOUf/Ur1wdIym5GvLm2dkTeQ7CzbuGT2sS1f1HTDyIsJP0hfmz6 u6b6SEcpb7mmRGReOF5aoeSIHwBa+a2epBdHQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:x-enigmail-version:content-type; b=mPEkaXFwmSTkSK07kmQP6NNbfRtfbRsIZl7S53exJsimXlK7XkXpsKoVBRPVgGRJ1O sMBvMMv4NStocuJasMFA6N7oiDmC+c39cyLaxc4Mphj5e1LyV7SrdveCOp7mypuESeiB GhLnP1mF3dr1H9QcH3ndPIZXUnzkYo35BDmUg= Received: by 10.70.87.5 with SMTP id k5mr1591820wxb.21.1216297923153; Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:32:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?68.245.217.210? ( [68.245.217.210]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id h39sm26658222wxd.12.2008.07.17.05.32.00 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:32:02 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <487F3BA2.8020305@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:31:30 -0400 From: Eric Martin User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (Windows/20080421) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Good Library Management software References: <487B3B45.3070709@gmail.com> <487B4131.2080409@gmail.com> <79e3aefb0807170059y3a8f81ccqe6d6e9e61ac46b27@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <79e3aefb0807170059y3a8f81ccqe6d6e9e61ac46b27@mail.gmail.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig3FF253381CA3A7412E26349A" X-Archives-Salt: 39be77c4-31f9-4788-b9a5-a7120148992f X-Archives-Hash: 86f13971e7d4347ddaf6108982876ce0 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig3FF253381CA3A7412E26349A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dirk Uys wrote: > On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 9:49 PM, Stroller > wrote: >> The screenshots of this look really nice, however to me this seems lik= e 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 list >> >=20 > I 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? >=20 > 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. >=20 > 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.=20 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=20 use (including sqllite) > But, that is just my viewpoint and I felt like I had to defend the > developers motivation. >=20 > Regards > Dirk --=20 Eric Martin PGP fingerprint =3D D1C4 086E DBB5 C18E 6FDA B215 6A25 7174 A941 3B9F --------------enig3FF253381CA3A7412E26349A Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIfzuidheOldgSlQgRArB7AKCPBd2IN6jCPLDCGFR2mmRUxurnEgCdHaM+ UjUjhOJ8pORaB947wzos1a4= =NXoV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig3FF253381CA3A7412E26349A-- -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list