On Jan 6, 2009, at 3:36 PM, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote: >> But database servers, MySQL servers >> in particular, are pretty ubiquitous, and the API is easy. > > No doubt, a data base can be fine and powerful. However, many tasks > have > to be implemented by the application. From the top of my head: > searching, editing, versioning, back-up, character encoding, > permissions, > import/export, updates, ... > > Failure to do these tasks properly would cripple the user > experience. A > directory based approach can refer the user to the general tools of > the > OS. No need to spend valuable developer resources on this kind of > infrastructure.
Eh. My opinion differs. :) -Dave -- Dave McGuire Port Charlotte, FL _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user