Todd And Margo Chester wrote:
On 04/18/2010 09:12 AM, vitamin wrote:
Todd And Margo Chester wrote:
Ah poo! That was the last program I had to get working before I
could migrate to Linux. Looks like I am stuck with Windows for this
client.
Honestly, I haven't seen a single ms access program worth keeping.
Converting it to something cross-platform would be much better
solution then running access on Wine.
You are correct. This is potentially 60 computes. The retraining is
the issue. Plus, low quality programs like the Bug Riddled Open Office
(BROO), where they never fix any bugs (I have a couple of seven year
old bugs out there), tend to drive the users crazy. I converted a five
user network over to BROO about four years ago and the two secretaries
about scratched my eyes out (the bugs, the bugs, the bugs).
All software has and will continue to have 'bugs'. Software is NOT
perfect. Access has them and it also has some serious shortcomings.
However, if it works for you. And yes the bugs do get fixed in
OpenOffice.org, Wine and any other FOSS project BASED UPON THE SKILLS OF
THE DEVELOPERS, not the priority YOU think they should get fixed in.
Sorry, but when you get something for 'free' you have the right to keep
the broken pieces as well. Also, there is something called patent law.
No FOSS project wants to run afoul of it. Microsoft is one of those
companies that is very good at persuing patent violators and punishing
them. Since we are trying to emulate the Windows32 and Windows64 APIs
we have to be very careful where we tread.
BTW, if you looked at Wine's bugzilla you would find bugs that have
existed since Bugzilla was started with this project. That does not
mean that they will not be fixed, but some of them have had fixes
rejected, time and time again. The same is true for any software project.
If I were to substitute, I would need a sub for Word, Excel, Access.
And, since they eMail their customers constantly with Excel and
Word attachments, it would have to seamlessly integrate with
both Word and Excel. BROO is out -- don't want my eyes scratched out.
Hmmm. Let's see. The only problem I ever encountered with
OpenOffice.org was the fact that Thunderbird was broken. The folks at
Mozilla.org know this and they are not going to fix it either...
So, basically, I am stuck with M$
Yes you are if you insist on using Access. However, if you were willing
to move to a 'real' database, or an operational front end to MS SQL, you
could move to a number of programs that are native to Linux and/or MacOSX...
However, you did state you are 'stuck' with Access.
James McKenzie
