Ubuntu for Small Business

[Derek Broughton]

John Richard Moser wrote:

> My aunt just frantically put together a package of PrintMaster,
> Microsoft Money, and Microsoft Windows to create a small management
> computer for her franchise business.  I can't come up with an
> open-source alternative to Money, although OpenOffice.org (for a skilled
> user) can replace PrintMaster with work.

kMyMoney _must_ be able to compete with MS Money - it's not like it's
Quicken. 

> What does anyone think about an Ubuntu for Small Business as a future
> Ubuntu subproject?  Resources are probably spread rather thin there with
> all of the Ubuntu subprojects like myuBuntu or Ubuntu Server; so this
> would probably not become an immediate priority.  For scope though,
> something like:
> 
>  - Money clone to handle finances

No, really, you want a Quicken clone...

>  - Service tracker (possibly part of the POS)

Mantis
>  - SILC or Jabber servers and graphical configuration aids (internal
>    instant messaging)
>  - Gaim (for use with the internal IM service)

I've never worked at a place that had internal instant messaging.  What a
horrible way to waste people's time.
-- 
derek