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>>>>> "Klaus" == Klaus Schilling <Klaus.Schilling@home.ivm.de> writes:
Klaus> Hal Roberts writes:
>> I've thrown together a simple sql interface for guile. It has
>> support for both mysql and msql databases.
Klaus> As those engines are not free software -... how hard would
Klaus> it be to provide an interface of guile to GNU-SQL instead
Klaus> of the mentioned ones?
Klaus> Klaus Schilling
<RANT type=minor>
While mysql and msql are not FREE, they are sufficiently unrestricted to
be in very wide use. GNUSQL, while free, is not in wide use (and iirc
is still alpha/beta). Providing support for GNUSQL is a worthwhile
addition to squile, but adding oracle, sybase, and informix hooks would
also be good. If Guile is to suceed as a 'universal' scripting language
it must not support free software to the exclusion of hoarded software.
(Of course, we should always be able to create cooler things with free
software - we can pore over source to build better links to it.)
</RANT>
-pate