Re: Supporting non-free SQL clients in ob-sql (was: [PATCH] ob-sql: Add support for Athena)

[Jean Louis]

* Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> [2023-01-23 07:25]:

>   > > Because we already support Orcale, SAP Hana, MSSql and Vertico for 
> example.
> 
> Would someone please tell me more concretely what kind of "support"
> this is?

You can find interactive support in `sql' library, functions such as:

M-x sql-oracle 

which supports proprietary Oracle Database:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Database

or 

M-x sql-ms

which description says:

sql-ms is an autoloaded interactive byte-compiled Lisp function in
‘sql.el’.

(sql-ms &optional BUFFER)

Run osql by Microsoft as an inferior process.

> Which GNU package supports them, and how?

Emacs, sql package

> Are they nonfree programs, or are they SaaSS?

They are proprietary programs that may be also SaaSS.


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Jean

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