Stacey wrote: > Justin R Findlay wrote: >> I agree with Steven here. The merits of a centralized database seem as >> though they are just the convenience of data miners and, potentially, of >> identity thiefs, unless someone can convince me of some great compelling >> benefit of centralization. >> > > I would also agree with Steven about the concept of a large, centralized > database for other reasons as well. If you get outside of Utah you > will find that most boy scouts are not LDS (In fact, only about 25% boy > scouts are LDS from what I have heard). Here in Texas, we see troops > that are associated with many other churches or groups. Some of these > other groups may only have one troop which really doesn't merit the > expense and overhead of a large database server. In fact, I would like > see a scout/D2G tracking web app use something like SQLite or Berkeley > DB rather than something with a lot of overhead like even mySQL or > Postgress.
I also agree that a centralized database for many troops is risky. What I want to see is a separate database for each troop, stored on the troop's server of choice, in an encrypted form, with decryption only possible through two-factor authentication (a long digital key and a password). Shane _______________________________________________ Ldsoss mailing list Ldsoss@lists.ldsoss.org http://lists.ldsoss.org/mailman/listinfo/ldsoss
