[Glastonbury] OOo and MySQL

[Andrew M.A. Cater]

On Fri, Jan 23, 2004 at 07:39:30PM -0000, Sean Miller wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I have spent a very frustrating afternoon trying to get OOo to connect
> > to a MySQL server on another machine.
> >
> 
> I do not know OOo what is it?
> 
OpenOffice.org - which is the official name of the Open Office package -
they couldn't simply use Open Office because it had been trademarked? 

> Even if your colleague has to spent half an hour out of his drinking time
> learning a new front end, it will be worth it... MySQL/Microsoft?!?! It's
> like comparing a fine vintage wine with the home brew kits in Hallets....
> 
Teaching old users new tricks - especially SQL - is not something for
the squeamish :)

Andy