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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: MS Access
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 21:46:42 -0000 (UTC)
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On Tue, 13 Aug 2024 01:31:15 -0400, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:

> On 8/12/24 4:41 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> Naturally, LibreOffice Base supports all that as well.
> 
> Well, never say "naturally" - what's in v9.10 might not be in v9.11

I know regressions happen a lot with proprietary software: “let’s save 
that feature for the Pro version”. Less common in Open Source, though: 
stuff only gets removed when nobody cares about it.

>> LibreOffice allows for more modern scripting languages, like Python.
> 
> ANYway ... the most common subthread here is whether Access is still
> worth it.

Given that LibreOffice does it all, and is available for less cost and 
with fewer restrictions, the answer has to be no.