Re: [SL] Trend analysis - additional development

[Michael H. <mh...@it...>]

There are other concerns as well.  Specifically the "hit by a bus  
scenario".  Dieter is, and to all appearances prefers to remain, a  
one-man band.  If SQL-Ledger ever moved away from an OSS license we  
would immediately have to find an alternative.  As it stands the one- 
man-band is acceptable because if Dieter ever does get hit by a bus  
we (and others) at least have the source to work with going forward.   
If SL moved to a compiled closed-source model everyone using it would  
be SOL if he were out of commission.
    As things stand currently we believe LedgerSMB has a good team  
but it will likely be a couple of years before we're willing to even  
look at it due not only to switching cost but also because the  
LedgerSMB team hasn't been around that long yet.  It's a similar  
question - if the team falls apart, what are we looking at?  And is  
it maintainable?
    Similarly, if I have $20k-$40k to invest in a system, (tweaked or  
from scratch), I don't just care about the immediate development  
process, I also care about the longevity of support and the options  
for same.  And we're not alone, we have clients that do DoD projects  
having support contracts stretching into the decades.  They're not  
using SL, but the concerns are the same on both sides of the fence...


Thanks,

Michael

On Jun 7, 2008, at 7:21 PM, Armaghan Saqib wrote:

> 2008/6/7 Bernd Plagge <bp...@ch...>:
>> why don't you just write the specification for the functions you
>> require, publish it somewhere and ask Dieter for a quotation?
>>
>> If you wish alternatives you could even make a tender. Then, go  
>> for the
>> best offer.
>>
>> Looks straight forward to me...
>
> I think things are not as simple. If someone is going to put $20k-40k
> in some software he also needs to consider (among other things):
>
> 1. Which project is open to criticism and critical discussions.
> 2. Number of core developers behind it.
> 3. Core architecture.
> 4. Community and number of other contributors.
> and so on.
>
> LedgerSMB is currently in terrible state right now but seems to have
> great future ahead with a great community. Things will be clear after
> the release of 1.3.
>
> In short term (or may be in long term, who knows) SQL-Ledger is a  
> great choice.
>
> -- 
> * Purpose-built SQL-Ledger Hosting. Free trial.
> * SQL-Ledger VMware Appliance. Free download.
> http://www.ledger123.com/
>
> --
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> ---
> Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace.
> It's the best place to buy or sell services for
> just about anything Open Source.
> http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php
> _______________________________________________
> sql-ledger-users mailing list
> sql...@li...
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sql-ledger-users