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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. Me too... by swordboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm taking a similar approach to employment independence. For only a few dollars a month, you could help me sit on the couch every day.

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  2. One-Click (TM) OSS Pledges by ebeneazer · · Score: 2, Funny
    Perhaps in the future we may even see these pledge requests linked within the GUI itself?

    No, that's already patented? I can hear the lawyers howling already!

  3. BitTorrent by Phantasmo · · Score: 2, Funny

    BitTorrent regularly asks me for donations when I start it up.

    Unfortunately, if I answer, "No, I haven't donated," it segfaults. I can't tell whether or not that's by design.

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  4. Re:Makes sense by BabyDave · · Score: 5, Funny
    In software, why not something along the lines of "such and such paid for this feature", an eternal mention of one's contribution to the project.

    Me: File->Save
    Clippy: Interested in savings? [Bank name]'s savings accounts have the highest interest rates around.
    Me: Go away! Tools->Options
    Clippy: For all your tools and hardware needs, why not visit [Hardware store]
    Me: Bugger off! How do I turn this off? Help->Contents
    Clippy: Do you need help using your computer? Have you considered taking a computer training course? Why not try ...
    Me: Aargh! (puts foot through screen)
    Clippy: Do you have comprehensive medical insurance?

  5. Re:Maybe not by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Also, iirc the sierra club,greenpeace and their ilk have been labeled terrorist organizations.

  6. Re:License by Tim+C · · Score: 4, Funny

    you're not going to believe what you need to do to get oracle to work ;)

    Bah, that's easy - I just email our DBA and ask her to do it :-)

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  7. great, just like npr and pbs by bigpat · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Perhaps in the future we may even see these pledge requests linked within the GUI itself"

    Great... just like public radio or television...

    'We will bring you to your gui in just a moment, but first... please contribute to our effort... it is you the user that contributes the most to our efforts and if you think that this program is of value to you and you want to see it continuously improved... The next one hundred callers ...err emailers will receive a log beach towel with their pledge of one hundred dollars... Okay now we bring you to your user interface.'

    repeat every 3 months.

  8. Great Idea for Now, But... by serutan · · Score: 2, Funny

    Opensource programmers in India will add those same features for less than half as much in pledges.