From: | Steve Atkins <steve(at)blighty(dot)com> |
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To: | PostgreSQL General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: What is your favorite front end for user interaction to postgresql databases? |
Date: | 2006-05-09 14:31:38 |
Message-ID: | D9A2CE60-6EB8-4785-8D0E-80720B113AD7@blighty.com |
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On May 8, 2006, at 11:05 PM, Guido Neitzer wrote:
> On 09.05.2006, at 0:33 Uhr, Karen Hill wrote:
>
>> What is your favorite front end for end users to interact with your
>> postgresql db? Is it java, .net, web apache + php, MS-Access,
>> ruby on
>> rails? Why is it your favorite? Which would you recommend for end
>> users on multiple OSes?
>
> You mean what technology to use to build business logic?
>
> <advertisement>
>
> It just depends on your needs. I prefer to use Apple WebObjects for
> building web frontends to the db.
>
> Why? Because it is extremely powerful, free if you are able to
> develop on Mac OS X (it comes with the developer tools) and even if
> you have to buy a couple of Powerbooks and Xserves it may be
> cheaper then only the software license for one of the other big
> Java application server technologies. You can deploy it to every
> Java plattform because it's just a Java application
Is that actually true? My understanding was that under the most recent
license changes it was not possible to deploy it to any platform other
than XServe. Technically possible, sure, but a violation of the license.
That's the main reason I stopped considering it a viable development
environment.
Cheers,
Steve
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