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Compiere on Postgres/MySQL

Posted by Hemos on from the the-raising-of-awareness dept.

Tim Griffin writes " Compiere (arguably the most comprehensive open source ERP/CRM solution) has recently taken an interesting approach to harnessing community support for adding database independence to their product (currently it requires Oracle). They are taking pledged donations to help get the ball rolling on the project Certainly there are many feature requests in OSS I'd gladly pledge towards. Is this feature pledging a sustainability model for opensource developers/companies? Other examples, such as Blender3d which raised 100,000 EUR in 7 weeks, point in that direction. Perhaps in the future we may even see these pledge requests linked within the GUI itself? "

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  1. Currently requires Oracle? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    That's because Oracle is proven technology... and it's proprietary, meaning it has support and generally a lot better than Open Sores Solutions.

    At work we recently replaced 5 MySQL boxes with 1 oracle system of *similar* specs, The MySQL boxes were ALWAYS randomly dying, and just CAN'T handle having anymore than a couple of inserts per dozen selects - Absolute Joke.

    Postgres just doesn't have the support.

    On a unrelated note .NET and managed code is likely to make most Open Source methodologies outdated.

  2. Re:Important note ! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    no - fuck _you_!

  3. Support, etc.? by jacobcaz · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    My company just went through a PeopleSoft conversion (really, today 11/3 is our live day). And seeing how God-awful complex PeopleSoft is, I can't imagine running a package that can do everything ERP software is supposed to do without a similar level of complexity.

    So how about support? We pay a ton for PeopleSoft support, but they are damn responsive and typically we have an answer back via email before a phone call is made.

    I can't imagine touching an OSS ERP solution without some kick-ass support (which I would be willing to pay big bucks for). I also would have a difficult time (read, impossible time) convincing the CEO, CFO, COO, etc. that they should choose open source for their entire enterprise. They are not going to bite.