[cumbria_lug] Cumbria Digest, Vol 162, Issue 5

[Adam Pigg]

On Sunday 14 March 2010 10:15:52 Michael Rhoderick Lamb wrote:
> Could we look at taking the kexi source code and then start to add the
> features of the current database tools from other platforms.

The source is easy to get, svn.kde.org/home/KDE/trunk/koffice.

Build instructions are probably on the koffice wiki (see below) or kde 
techbase (techbase.kde.org)

Adam
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> Regards
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> Mike
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> >   1. Re: Projects for the group (Adma Pigg) (Trevor Pearson)
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> > Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:00:27 +0000
> > From: Trevor Pearson <trevor at haven.demon.co.uk>
> > Subject: Re: [cumbria_lug] Projects for the group (Adma Pigg)
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> > The story so far...
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> >>>> Hey Listees
> >>>> 
> >>>> Due to my enjoyment of my FIRST cumbria lug meeting, I thought I may
> >>>> suggest that we start up our own project. I'm all for suggestions as
> >>>> to what we could attempt to create (some kind of Linux Frankenstien
> >>>> Monster maybe?).
> >>>> 
> >>>> Mike
> >>> 
> >>> I propose anyone with even a fleeting interest in databases become my
> >>> guinea pigs and test kexi + reports in a real world environment.
> >>> 
> >>> ;)
> >>> 
> >>> Adam
> >> 
> >> Sounds Interesting, what is "Kexi + Reports what would you implement
> >> it for/what does it do?
> >> 
> >> Mike
> > 
> >  > Kexi is the koffice database application, it has a reporting
> > component similar to that in ms access that i develop :)
> >  >Adam P.
> > 
> > Well I haven't looked at Kexi for a while, in truth Linux still lacks a
> > production quality desktop database app, so if we do want to do a group
> > project of the challenging kind then there is a gap to fill.  Kexi is
> > about the best we have Open office doesn't yet do simple csv imports
> > or connect to other tools, I haven't tried to do anything ambitious with
> > it.
> > 
> > I have some csv files and a database analysis from an old, and now out
> > of date and meaningless DB from many years ago.  I can't yet rebuild the
> > same DB on a Linux desktop app. Sadly I can't even get close.
> > 
> > What is missing ? Referential integrity, usable forms, reports. To be
> > brutal the state of affairs is not impressive, FLOSS is more than ten
> > years behind in this arena with very few efforts to correct it.

Well, reports have a tick against them now.

Forms are a w.i.p. at the moment, not sure about referential integrity.

There is a wiki, wiki.koffice.org with loads of info


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