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Running a Small Business on the Linux Platform?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the software/business-comfort-zone dept.

WinDOOR asks: "As part of a small-mid sized family business, finding a way to rid ourselves from the dependence of using Microsoft products is a very daunting challenge. I've been searching for a good Linux based ERP/CRM software that's adequate for use with about 20 or so users and that can handle light manufacturing and POS type order inputting. I've looked at Compiere, but consider the Oracle tax to be one and the same as the Microsoft tax. We don't have the money nor expertise to design our own solutions like the big corporations that have switched sides. What packages or vendors have you had the most success with? Is Postgre or MySQL an acceptable database backend? Is there a viable replacement for MS Access yet? What language would be best to learn if I had to create my own solution? Do CS Students do this kind of work to pay the bills?"

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  1. Re:Pencil by WinDOOR · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I didn't say cheap you twit. We have no problems spending money on a decent solution. Our old system ran for 10 years with nary a hiccup, but y2k forced our switch into a windows based system. Just tired of the constant upgrades and headaches that Microsoft has caused me and am lookihng for a better solution. And going back to pencil and paper would kill our business.

  2. Re:As a CS student paying his bills... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "Our main database server (which was recently deployed) runs Fedora Core 3..." ...which means you are a clueless dumbass, and anything you can say has not even minimal relevance.

    You really have deployed a beta-testing Operative System in order to support your "main database server"?

    You are not any more "clever" by just choosing Linux, little boy!