Ubuntu for Small Business

[Charles Yao]

On 9/10/05, Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca> wrote:
> 
> John Richard Moser wrote:
> 
> > My aunt just frantically put together a package of PrintMaster,
> > Microsoft Money, and Microsoft Windows to create a small management
> > computer for her franchise business. I can't come up with an
> > open-source alternative to Money, although OpenOffice.org (for a skilled
> > user) can replace PrintMaster with work.
> 
> kMyMoney _must_ be able to compete with MS Money - it's not like it's
> Quicken.
> 
> > What does anyone think about an Ubuntu for Small Business as a future
> > Ubuntu subproject? Resources are probably spread rather thin there with
> > all of the Ubuntu subprojects like myuBuntu or Ubuntu Server; so this
> > would probably not become an immediate priority. For scope though,
> > something like:
> >
> > - Money clone to handle finances
> 
> No, really, you want a Quicken clone...
> 
> > - Service tracker (possibly part of the POS)
> 
> Mantis
> > - SILC or Jabber servers and graphical configuration aids (internal
> > instant messaging)
> > - Gaim (for use with the internal IM service)
> 
> I've never worked at a place that had internal instant messaging. What a
> horrible way to waste people's time.
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> derek
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We have beeen using Ubuntu this year in our office and it does quite well. 
But the features mentioned above would be great. The major problem for us 
has been finding software fo accounting purposes. Quickbooks only runs on 
windows and mac and so we are still forced to stay with microsoft. Ubuntu 
pretty much does everything we need for it to do with programs like 
openoffice and the cd buring from nautilus. 

Charles
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