gnome-db is a a shot at something like the ODBC api's available under windows. I proposed the idea on gnome-list many moons ago, and it was picked up by Michael Lausch, who I believe is the main developer. gconf is a shot at something like .ini files, or the windows registry. On Fri, Mar 31, 2000 at 11:41:47PM +0200, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Dan White wrote: > > gnome-db (http://www.gnome.org/gnome-db) is "a framework for creating > > database applications. It provides a common API with pluggable back ends > > to different database sources as well as various specialized widgets for > > handling many database tasks." It's also part of gnome office > > (http://www.gnome.org/gnome-office). > > This sounds a bit like gconf as well, have you compared them? > > Wichert. > > -- > ________________________________________________________________ > / Generally uninteresting signature - ignore at your convenience \ > | wichert@liacs.nl http://www.liacs.nl/~wichert/ | > | 1024D/2FA3BC2D 576E 100B 518D 2F16 36B0 2805 3CB8 9250 2FA3 BC2D | -- ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------. > Adam Keys | < > akeys@mail.smu.edu | Adam Keys Revolutions < > 214.768.5607 | We've got radicals for every party < > ICQ# 11772935 | < Before criticising someone, walk a mile in their shoes. Then when you do criticise them, you will be a mile away and have their shoes. `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' PGP Key fingerprint 39 B2 B4 E3 29 B4 EA C1 91 9B 77 C9 BC F5 0E F3 Accept No Imitations! Protect your freedom and your privacy. http://www.pgp.com Fight big business insanity. http://www.opendvd.org
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