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    Acknowledgments

    Posted on: Saturday, May 31st, 2008 in: Linux

    mSQL is provided with the permission of Hughes Technologies, Australia. Please note that although mSQL is provided in the form of source code, it is commercial software—not freeware or shareware. Before you can make commercial use of mSQL, you must purchase a license from Hughes Technologies. For details of the license and an invoice form, […]

    A Final Word

    Posted on: Saturday, May 31st, 2008 in: Linux

    We hope that The Linux Database will attract people to Linux who otherwise might not have considered using this operating system. In particular, we hope that more educators will consider using Linux as a teaching tool. We hope that The Linux Database will help to carry the gospel of Linux from the hacker community to […]

    If You Don’t Have Linux

    Posted on: Saturday, May 31st, 2008 in: Linux

    This book’s example programs have been tested under Linux 1.2. If you do not yet have Linux on your system, we urge you to buy a copy of the book Linux Configuration and Installation, second edition, by Patrick Volkerding, Kevin Reichard, and Eric Foster-Johnson (New York, MIS:Press, 1996). Mr. Volkerding is the developer of Slackware.
    This […]

    Audience for This Book

    Posted on: Saturday, May 31st, 2008 in: Linux

    The Linux Database gives Linux users a solid introduction to the craft of writing a relational database.
    The book is in two parts:
    • Part I introduces relational databases. It discusses relational theory, database design, and structured query language (SQL).
    • Part II introduces programming a database application. […]

    Software Packages

    Posted on: Saturday, May 31st, 2008 in: Linux

    he Linux Database comes with two relational database management systems:
    • Just Logic, a commercial database package provided with the permission of Just Logic Technologies, Montreal.
    • mSQL (miniature SQL), a commercial database package provided with the permission of Hughes Technologies, Gold Coast, Australia.
    These packages were […]