[CS-FSLUG] Church Management Software

[EnzoAeneas]

What do you guys think about deployment using a system like
zeroInstall (http://0install.net/) and klik (http://klik.atekon.de/)?
Installations deployed to other OSes couldn't employ this, but it
would be useful for installation on already running Linux systems to
remove software dependency conflicts. Not to mention quite easy to deploy.


On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 8:33 PM, EnzoAeneas <enzoaeneas at gmail.com> wrote:
> organization and faster access. Information in text files much be read
>  in order, so searching is terribly slow and inefficient; storage of
>  large quantities of data in this manner quickly becomes unweildly.
>  Databases are not only able to deal with larger quantities of data,
>  searching and find what is needed is far easier and faster (though not
>  as simple). Some databases even allow storing of their records in text
>  files, but that is a limited solution and the text files may not be
>  very usable by a normal person.
>
>  Storage to files in plain text can be implemented as backup or export
>  quite easily when databases are used, so if text files are useful in
>  some other way to the user, they can be provided. The creation of
>  reports and summaries would be necessary anyway, so readable text
>  files would be generated by the applications.
>
>  As for cost, many popular databases are not only free to use, but open
>  source and licensed to be free forever. Postgresql is one them.
>  The plan was to use all free and open source software for this, so
>  that corporate interests and greed could not interfere with the
>  project and GOD's work through it.
>
>  That was a good question. Any other concerns?
>
>  Kevin
>
>
>
>  On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 6:07 PM, Robert Wohlfarth <rbwohlfarth at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > "Micah Yoder" <yoderm at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >
>  > > I like to advocate simply using PostgreSQL and forget about
>  >  > abstraction, because:
>  >  > * It has as many features as any open source engine
>  >  > * It has a VERY strong community and is NOT going away
>  >  > * It is multi-platform
>  >  > * It has a rich feature set ... transactions, ACID, schemas, boatloads
>  >  > of built in types and functions, storable procedures in many
>  >  > languages, now full-text search
>  >  > * It has a BSD license, allowing it to be used with software of any
>  >  > license
>  >  > * It is not tied to the whims of a single company
>  >  > * It has a very sane user/role/permission structure (unlike others ...
>  >  > *cough* MySQL *cough*)
>  >
>  >  What are the advantages of a database like Postgresql over text files?
>  >  A lot of the commercially available packages use databases. But I don't
>  >  understand the value for the cost.
>  >
>  >  --
>  >  Robert Wohlfarth
>  >  rbwohlfarth at gmail.com
>  >
>  >  Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;
>  >  knock and the door will be opened to you. -- Matthew 7:7
>  >
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