Ubuntu for Small Business

[John Richard Moser]

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Derek Broughton wrote:
> 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. 
> 

Quicken-ish clone would be a great thing.  I wonder if there is one.

> 
>>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...
> 

Alright good point.
> 
>> - 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.

I've heard tell people utilize AOL or MSN messenger services _AS_ _A_
_BUSINESS_ _TOOL_ officially in some companies -- what a horrible
security hazard.

And who wants to spend 5 minutes writing and sending an e-mail and
waiting for a reply bouncing the messages back and forth on stupid
store-and-forward systmes when you can send those same messages in seconds?

You're making the argument that because a tool can be abused, we
shouldn't make it better because it can be abused more efficiently;
personal e-mails fly back and forth all the time, and eat company time.
 Personal IMs would fly back and forth too for sure, but it's not like
it's mandatory just because the functionality's there.  Besides, they
already add eachother to their MSNIM friends lists and go at it.

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