Re: [LemonPOS-general] still active?
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From: Benjamin B. <bb...@gm...> - 2012-12-13 17:24:25
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>>I've got Kubuntu on a virtual machine at home, but that is slow, limited and no guarantee of success outside of the virtual environment. Yes, Kubuntu is very slow on older machines and VM's. That is why I use Ubuntu 12.4> or use Xubuntu then install Qt4 lib's. You will find some of that information in the Wiki's. >>This sounds VERY interesting....there would probably be a ready market for it, so lemme know if you think you'd like to get involved with that. Yes, that is very true. and if you are some info I can tell you is that it is going to be Python based, which is a friendly programming language. So we are hoping it will be a big hit for both Businesses and developers. So if you are interested just let me know and I can also email you a "questionnaire" that helps us know some more about you. -Ben On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Dale Raby <dal...@gm...> wrote: > On 12/13/2012 08:49 AM, Benjamin Burt wrote: > > > Sounds like you should stop by the wiki http://sourceforge.net/apps/ > mediawiki/lemonpos/index.php?title=Main_Page and there are also some > videos on BlipTv http://blip.tv/lemonpos-videos these are performed on > Kubuntu. > > > Thanks, I will visit those links today between customers > > > >> Is there a Linux distribution I should be using to get this show on the > road, or will my current favorite (Fedora 17) work? > I have heard of people trying to get it to work on Fedora but I do not > remember if the replied with success or not. Sometimes with these things > people try and get it to work and just don't say anything after. I > personally just use Ubuntu, Kubuntu, or Xubuntu mainly because I do not > have time to test the other distributions. > > Most likely I will kidnap the store machine this weekend and swap out the > hard drive to try a few things on a live machine without risking my working > desktop. I've got Kubuntu on a virtual machine at home, but that is slow, > limited and no guarantee of success outside of the virtual environment. > > I will tell you that the other project I have been working on is also a > POS, but I cannot give out to much information at this point because it > is still a work in progress. Hopefully by the beginning of the year we > will be able to give people some solid info on it. One thing I can tell you > is that the developer of this project and the devoloper of another POS are > also working with me on this and so it should be a more solid > program. Nothing has been said to this mailing list because we were not > sure if we were going to be able to get this project up and running. I will > send out a general annoucement soon about this project once I have some > better information. > > > This sounds VERY interesting. Any POS that has an actual business > owner/manager helping in the development has to be a win. I will watch the > list. If need be, I will continue with what I have pending further POS > development on the Linux platform. We also do computer repair in the gun > store.... long story... and some IT types came in a week ago and advised me > that if I could get an Open Source POS appliance up and running for small > businesses, there would probably be a ready market for it, so lemme know if > you think you'd like to get involved with that. > > Dale > > -Ben > > > On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 8:23 AM, Dale A. Raby <dal...@gm...> wrote: > >> On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 09:23:36PM -0500, Benjamin Burt wrote: >> > >>is development and or this mailing list still active? >> > >> > *a little mouse scurries out* ...well yes...and no. :) >> > >> > >>Been wondering this myself as nobody answer my post. >> > >> > Well, if you mean this post then, I would ask for a little more time >> to >> > reply. :D >> > >> > And Hello by the way. To answer a little more of your question >> things have >> > been quiet around here, mainly because of no question lately and >> developer >> > has been busy. I can answer most question you may have and it is >> possible >> > that Miguel (main developer) may chime in with information. >> > >> > So what's up? >> >> First, thank you for the reply. My first post went to the wrong address >> and the response was from some robot somewhere that ignored the text. >> >> I run a small gun shop. Business has been good of late, our president >> is the best gun salesman this country has elected since the Great Bill >> Clinton, but politics and commentary on our society aside... >> >> I am currently using GnuCash to track finances, but it has no POS >> extension. All I really need is somthing that will print receipts and >> track >> revenue. Now, GnuCash and a spreadsheet to print receipts will do that, >> but it involves quite a bit of extra work, of which I already have >> plenty. >> >> I've been looking at LemonPOS, seemingly the only open-source choice and >> wondering if I could make it work. So far, I have been frustrated >> trying to learn how to administrate MySQL, which seems to be necessary >> to run LemonPOS. >> >> My question(s): is LemonPOS currently workable? This is an actual >> real-world business and my livelihood is too important to entrust to >> beta release software. Also, can you suggest any good tutorials on >> MySQL/LemonPOS that are geared for someone with limited mental abilities >> such as myself? So far, most of what I have found is geared toward IT >> professionals and assumes prior knowledge of the subject that I do not >> have. Is there a Linux distribution I should be using to get this show >> on the road, or will my current favorite (Fedora 17) work? >> >> I have seen Suse's POS-optimized package, which uses something called >> "lemonade", but have not tried it. Does this version have a more >> simplified setup? >> >> Thank you, >> >> Dale >> >> -- >> "Think nobody intercepts email? Think again! Gnu Privacy Guard. Not >> just for spies." >> >> > > |