Beyond Windows
Original Unix port by Ki Jin of Empress Software (ODBC 2)
Given to FSF, Then then taken on by OpenLink
While the above happened Peter Harvey started unixODBC with the following aims
- ODBC 3 from start
- Integrated GUI components
- Support for driver writers
- Apps GPL, libs LGPL
- Provide full ODBC development environment not just Driver Manager
Microsoft's code also out there on unix
- First Visigenics
- Then Intersolv
- Then Merant
- Then DataDirect
- VERY restrictive licence
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