[cumbria_lug] Developing Kexi for our own ammusement?

[Michael Rhoderick Lamb]

>> The story so far...
>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>
>> Trevor.
>>
Could we look at taking the kexi source code and then start to add the
features of the current database tools from other platforms.

Regards

Mike