Subject | RE: [IB-Architect] Open Question to IB Developers |
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Author | Niall R Scott |
Post date | 2000-04-29T00:13:06Z |
> -----Original Message-----Too true!!
> From: Paul Reeves [mailto:paul@...]
> Sent: 28 April 2000 22:30
> To: IB-Architect@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: [IB-Architect] Open Question to IB Developers
>
>
> Dalton,
>
> For the most part I am in agreement with you. Linux distros are
> not built with
> InterBase deployment in mind (yet). And I, too, spend an
> inordinate amount of
> time trying to work out which bits really are crap and which bits
> are just plain
> redundant. The installers are getting better but the granularity
> of installs is
> not quite there (for me at least.) It is difficult to decide just
> what is needed
> for a server install (no gui) and wading through the options when
> trying to do a
> developer install (non-kernel) is a real headache.
>Sounds like a good idea.
> I think an InterBase distro would be useful but maintaining it
> may be a bit of a
> problem. Of course if the demand is there (ie people paying for
> pressed CDs)
> then it would be worthwhile. However it may just be too much
> effort to keep it
> up to date. (Although that work ought to be fairly limited -
> security patches
> would probably see the biggest turnover of code.)
>
> An alternative may be a simple script that is run after a
> standard Red Hat or
> SuSE install. It just rips out the fluff and leaves the essentials.
> And I must add one note of dissention. I believe Linux is popularNot for me it ain't My frustration is knowing that things can be down but
> because it is
> complicated. Developers are leaving windows because it has become
> too easy and
> developers never took to the Macintosh for the same reason. (I
> speak fairly
not being able to find out how 'cos MS either don't tell you or use such
highly technical language that you'd probably be better of with no
explanation.
> generally - there are lots of exceptions.) Ultimately there isI hope that I will be able to pack it in before then.
> just not enough
> to twiddle with in Windows and Linux represents the new
> challenge. Coming at the
> same time as the demonisation of Microsoft it is probably a
> truism to say that
> if Linux didn't exist someone would have invented it. Ultimately
> Linux is a
> developer thing and when that stops being true (ie it becomes
> really mainstream)
> then developers will move to something else.
switch reminisce on
Any remember trying to build database apps in dbase II - C/PM when you could
only have 2 files open at a time.
Mind you I was lucky I had a whole 256k memory to play with (I'm just a
youngster :-))
switch reminisce off
Niall R Scott
Gryphon Software Development
niall@...