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I've downloaded and installed MySql now. <br />
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Sure, I can do some beta testing for you. I've two computers at home, one with linux and one with win95 even if I prefer Linux :) I'm not very experienced with databases so I maybe don't know what to expect of every single feature, but I'm a programmer so I might detect some error or design flaw. You can contact me on this email about beta testing: ken@linux.nu<br />

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I've downloaded and installed MySql now.

Sure, I can do some beta testing for you. I've two computers at home, one with linux and one with win95 even if I prefer Linux :) I'm not very experienced with databases so I maybe don't know what to expect of every single feature, but I'm a programmer so I might detect some error or design flaw. You can contact me on this email about beta testing: ken@linux.nu


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I'm going to develop some client-Server software which makes it easy to coordinate projects with project members all over the world (GPL of course). This requires a database on the server side and I don't know very much about databases. Which database should I choose? It has to be free to use, because I'm a student and can't afford to pay for a db, especially not when I'm writing freeware. Is there any grahical interface I could use to design the tables and relations? I already have some stuff I need in an Access database, is it possible to export an Access database to any Linux database?
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I'm going to develop some client-Server software which makes it easy to coordinate projects with project members all over the world (GPL of course). This requires a database on the server side and I don't know very much about databases. Which database should I choose? It has to be free to use, because I'm a student and can't afford to pay for a db, especially not when I'm writing freeware. Is there any grahical interface I could use to design the tables and relations? I already have some stuff I need in an Access database, is it possible to export an Access database to any Linux database?

Database

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Linux

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