No, not a one day affair in any way, shape, or form. More like a six-month affair (at minimum)!
I can see that Mr. ECRI won't be happy about suggestions of "re-engineering" his software, but I know that you realise that the
real value is in the data itself. And that is
your data, no doubt about that. So, if you have (or get hold) of the software tools (
ie, an xBase database manager), I see no reason why you need to continue paying for something year in, year out.
After all, ECRI still describes itself as a "not for profit organisation".
