Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] App metadata intercomunication protocol..
From: Steve Harris (S.W.Harris_AT_ecs.soton.ac.uk)
Date: Tue Jul 23 2002 - 14:31:13 EEST
On Tue, Jul 23, 2002 at 04:56:06 -0300, Juan Linietsky wrote:
> > > Why not use an SQL database for storing session/project metadata?
> > > (configuration and such) We have the benefit of having a few quite
> > > stable free software SQL databases. (mysql, postgresql, sapdb) so
> > > requiring one wouldn't be too much to ask.
> >
> > except they're big to install. that might cause some resistance.
> > and it strikes me as using a piledriver when a hammer would do.
>
> And also you cant do the neat thing of asking all your apps to save
> all their data
> to a directory so you can create a targzip with the project :)
Yes, this is important, it should be possible to mail the tarball to a
friend who can then start up the project (assuming he has all the apps
installed of course).
- Steve
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