[H-GEN] Databases, application development & licensing restrictions of open source software

[Patrick Nichols]

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Folks,

I've interested the Powers That Be in developing a web based database
system to replace the current paper based system/excel spreadsheet system
for maintaining the different registers (job/client/drawing/etc..) and
associated data for our office.  At the moment this is keen but cautious
interest.

What I've suggested is developing a php frontend to a database to store
and link this data making it available on our intranet.  I also suggested
the possibility of online timesheets and linking to our current
billing/accounting/costs management system (this software is a custom
built application by others - I have no other details, I don't know
whether we own the source or just the application).

What effect does using open source software have on our ability to develop
our custom web based application in specific regards to licensing.

And on a final note, which freely available database will fit the bill in
terms of licensing, scalability and performance.

-- 
Regards,
Patrick Nichols



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