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Linux Cash Registers?

Posted by Cliff on from the I-want-one-of-these-with-touchscreens dept.

evil_one asks: "I've been looking for cash register software for Linux, but I can't find any. I think that Linux would be the ideal platform for a bunch of smart terminals accessing a central inventory database. Has anyone implemented a similar setup? What are the advantages/disadvantages over a proprietary POS setup, networked or not?"

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  1. These guys sell an X-based POS system by legoboy · · Score: 2

    http://www.linuxcanada.com/linux_pos.html .

    Can't say what the quality of it is, though...

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  2. Linux POS by SEWilco · · Score: 3
    The industry term for this type of use is "Point of Sale", although this can refer to many things which are done near cash registers.

    It's not very obvious from their feature-oriented web site, but Apropos uses Linux. See how LinuxPOS or Simple Simon meet your needs.