Linux and Open Source... What is still missing?

[YAGNESH N DESAI]

Chanchao;
 
Your observation is correct OOOBase is not for developers
and surly not who are willing to shell out $.
 
But as it is ubuntu is more of a desktop/laptop solution where
compared to developer. 
 
If I list what ubuntu is missing from developer's viewpoint then 
first would be latest GCC compiler out of box ( forget the IDE part. )
 
I am not a developer but when all the software are available as 
source one would always ask for GCC 3.x compiler.
 
As an advance user I was also looking for CAD applications but these 
software needs lot many libraries and they don't seem to run.
For such application $ paid software have still no rivals.
 
I have installed ubuntu on laptop but it is not getting connected to 
internet as I have only CDMA connections in my home.

 
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:19:22 +0700
From: Chanchao <custom at freenet.de>
Subject: Re: Linux and Open Source... What is still missing?
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Thanks for the GLOM suggestion, it looks very encouraging!!
 
On OOo Base however....  I guess that's okay-ish as a basic front end to
editing data in a table, but not exactly suitable to go develop an
actual application that can be released to users/customers.  Like I
don't think it does master-detail forms?
 
Access is really quite good when used as a rich front-end to SQL Server,
so with a proper relational database behind it.  (The built in database
is indeed not the hottest thing since rice, but there's little need to
use it with MS SQL Server 2005 Express Edition being $-free)
 
Mostly when customers out-grow the limits of the $-free version, they're
big enough to afford a regular SQL Server version.
 
Cheers,
Chanchao

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