[AccessD] Hiding Back End Design

One of the great advantages of Access is that the user can work with the
data apart from the front end app.  It's transparency is a real marketing
plus.  So I'd like to leave the back end open.  I think it will be
beneficial.

Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Lacey" <andy at minstersystems.co.uk>
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'"
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 11:36 AM
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Hiding Back End Design


> I'm going to sound a dissenting voice here. I don't understand why Rocky,
> who's no doubt sweat blood to develop his vertical app, should in effect
> give his system away? Because surely that's what he'd be doing? The only
way
> doing a development like this makes sense is to get economies of scale by
> selling lots of copies. Without that incentive vertical apps would never
get
> developed at all because, in the main, a single customer can't stand all
the
> development costs. And if you're going to put in the graft why shouldn't
you
> dream of making money on it, and why should you open yourself to being
> ripped-off by people who can't be arsed to do the hard work themselves?
> Sorry, don't understand.
>
> -- Andy Lacey
> http://www.minstersystems.co.uk
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
> > DWUTKA at marlow.com
> > Sent: 23 June 2004 18:30
> > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Hiding Back End Design
> >
> >
> > 'Open source' should pervade into all areas of the
> > information age.  Music, programming, videos, etc.
> > Unfortunately it will take a complete change in humanity's
> > driving force....the accumulation of wealth.  As long as
> > people are trying to make a buck, it will be virtually
> > impossible to get them to do stuff simply for the betterment
> > of society.
> >
> > Drew
> >
>
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