[cad-linux] Database Use Cases

Dear All,

In the past week this mailing list seen _lots_ of very interesting discus=
sions about
client/server models and CAD - database integration. But most of the disc=
ussions
have been of a technical nature.

What I like to ask with this thread are the requirements a end user of a =
CAD system
might have for a database system. What would Joe Average User expect from
a database backend? What would make his work easier and more productive?
Or why should Joe investigate time and money to get a database on his PC
or on a server when his CAD system already works very well with the nativ=
e
file  format. Files are stored on a Network Filesystem like Samba or NFS,
so the whole team can access them. Why a database? Why all the trouble
with database setup and maintenance?

Of course I can think of some reasons, but I am more a software developer=
,
not so much a CAD user. So I am looking forward to hear from you what
you would tell your boss to convince him/her that a database is a must-ha=
ve?
What would be the end user visible features of such a database integratio=
n?
Which features would you like to see in a database module if everything w=
ould be possible?

Bye,
Thomas

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