Comments for EOS Blogs http://www.eosdirectory.com/blogs Enterprise Open Source Directory Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:57:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Open Source MS-Project Killer? Projity OpenProj 1.0 by Blurfish http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForEosBlogs/~3/_g6hwzQdI5A/ Blurfish Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:51:34 +0000 http://www.eosdirectory.com/blogs/2008/01/17/open-source-ms-project-killer-projity-openproj-10/#comment-9493 Not being pointy haired, I normally do not need to view MS Project files. But recently when I had to, OpenProj came to my rescue. It is a nice app. I wish I could select and export one column in plain text. (Selected the column, but "Copy" copies only the first cell. I had to save as MS Project 2003 XML and write a small XSLT script to extract the column I wanted). By the way while downloading that from sourceforge.net, I realized that it had a piece of Javascript connecting the browser to data.coremetrics.com and sending some data to it. Isn't this the tracking server ? Wonder why sourceforge.net has anything to do with such a thing.... I would suggest OpenProj's sponsors to set up their own download site instead of sourceforge.net. Not being pointy haired, I normally do not need to view MS Project files. But recently when I had to, OpenProj came to my rescue. It is a nice app. I wish I could select and export one column in plain text. (Selected the column, but “Copy” copies only the first cell. I had to save as MS Project 2003 XML and write a small XSLT script to extract the column I wanted).

By the way while downloading that from sourceforge.net, I realized that it had a piece of Javascript connecting the browser to data.coremetrics.com and sending some data to it. Isn’t this the tracking server ? Wonder why sourceforge.net has anything to do with such a thing….

I would suggest OpenProj’s sponsors to set up their own download site instead of sourceforge.net.

]]> http://www.eosdirectory.com/blogs/2008/01/17/open-source-ms-project-killer-projity-openproj-10/#comment-9493 Comment on Who has really profited from Open Source? by Ralph Beutner http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForEosBlogs/~3/2FtUn5gnqyE/ Ralph Beutner Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:57:57 +0000 http://www.eosdirectory.com/blogs/2009/11/05/who-has-really-profited-from-open-source/#comment-9193 Hi Bruno, I totally understand your point of view and it is certainly an very important point. I believe that business plans for new startups, working with open source, should have more than just money in the mind. For my understanding with open source there is a chance for a win-win situation for everyone. The developers, the users, the companys and the social communities could be winners of they follow and understand the Open Source concept. I personally working to supoort Open Source in my small place where I live and work. and I think there are thousands more all over the world. It is the freedom and the peoples of the communities that make this spirit of Open Source so strong and this is the mindset that quide be, independed from the question of money. I can say that I am one who benefit from Open Source. Not in my wallet but in my heart. Friendliest regards Ralph Hi Bruno,

I totally understand your point of view and it is certainly an very important point. I believe that business plans for new startups, working with open source, should have more than just money in the mind. For my understanding with open source there is a chance for a win-win situation for everyone. The developers, the users, the companys and the social communities could be winners of they follow and understand the Open Source concept.

I personally working to supoort Open Source in my small place where I live and work. and I think there are thousands more all over the world. It is the freedom and the peoples of the communities that make this spirit of Open Source so strong and this is the mindset that quide be, independed from the question of money.

I can say that I am one who benefit from Open Source. Not in my wallet but in my heart.

Friendliest regards
Ralph

]]> http://www.eosdirectory.com/blogs/2009/11/05/who-has-really-profited-from-open-source/#comment-9193 Comment on Running the IT of a company with Open Source software only? by Ned Lilly http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForEosBlogs/~3/8Z5aTIUSBAI/ Ned Lilly Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:53:46 +0000 http://www.eosdirectory.com/blogs/2009/10/16/running-the-it-of-a-company-with-open-source-software-only/#comment-8642 Hello, Another very popular (#1 on Sourceforge) open source ERP is xTuple ERP. The free and open source PostBooks Edition contains full financials, sales and purchasing, fully integrated CRM, light inventory, manufacturing, and distribution, and a fully integrated copy of the OpenRPT report writer. xTuple, the company behind the project, which has been around for eight years, offers commercial support for the PostBooks Edition, as well as commercially licensed products for distributors, retailers, and manufacturers with additional enterprise functionality. (see www.xtuple.com/comparison)> Cheers, Ned Lilly CEO, xTuple Hello,

Another very popular (#1 on Sourceforge) open source ERP is xTuple ERP. The free and open source PostBooks Edition contains full financials, sales and purchasing, fully integrated CRM, light inventory, manufacturing, and distribution, and a fully integrated copy of the OpenRPT report writer. xTuple, the company behind the project, which has been around for eight years, offers commercial support for the PostBooks Edition, as well as commercially licensed products for distributors, retailers, and manufacturers with additional enterprise functionality. (see http://www.xtuple.com/comparison)>

Cheers,
Ned Lilly
CEO, xTuple

]]> http://www.eosdirectory.com/blogs/2009/10/16/running-the-it-of-a-company-with-open-source-software-only/#comment-8642 Comment on This is the perfect moment to enlarge the Open Source footprint in your enterprise by Ludger Schmitz http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForEosBlogs/~3/SdkyPkudOEA/ Ludger Schmitz Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:13:51 +0000 http://www.eosdirectory.com/blogs/2009/08/29/this-is-the-perfect-moment-to-enlarge-the-open-source-footprint-in-your-enterprise/#comment-7992 Well, Mr. von Rotz, though I agree with your statement on the chance open source is giving to companies, I don't know where you see open source in cloud computing. Google? Nope, their Application Engine is not open. There is no open source cloud offering. But there is an Open Cloud Initiative pushing in this direction. And there are some efforts in Germany to create an Open Source Cloud. See here for more: www.open-source-presse.de (German and English article) Yours Ludger Schmitz Well, Mr. von Rotz,
though I agree with your statement on the chance open source is giving to companies, I don’t know where you see open source in cloud computing. Google? Nope, their Application Engine is not open. There is no open source cloud offering. But there is an Open Cloud Initiative pushing in this direction. And there are some efforts in Germany to create an Open Source Cloud. See here for more: http://www.open-source-presse.de (German and English article)
Yours Ludger Schmitz

]]> http://www.eosdirectory.com/blogs/2009/08/29/this-is-the-perfect-moment-to-enlarge-the-open-source-footprint-in-your-enterprise/#comment-7992 Comment on Faster innovation at lower cost thanks to Open Source by Jeff http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForEosBlogs/~3/aFO4uuI4yN8/ Jeff Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:00:56 +0000 http://www.eosdirectory.com/blogs/2009/08/14/faster-innovation-at-lower-cost-thanks-to-open-source/#comment-7911 I agree that open source can allow for fast innovation at low cost. But sometimes the time cost is higher than just investing in already developed, customized and tested software. I agree that open source can allow for fast innovation at low cost. But sometimes the time cost is higher than just investing in already developed, customized and tested software.

]]> http://www.eosdirectory.com/blogs/2009/08/14/faster-innovation-at-lower-cost-thanks-to-open-source/#comment-7911 Comment on A video about the real begin of the Open Source movement by Raju Bitter http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForEosBlogs/~3/ckaRUhliWZU/ Raju Bitter Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:04:21 +0000 http://www.eosdirectory.com/blogs/2009/07/14/a-video-about-the-real-begin-of-the-open-source-movement/#comment-7547 I believe that the idea of open source is much older. What we saw in the 90's was reaction to Richard Stallmann's - somtimes distructive - effort to position free software as the only good way of software development. The idea of making the source code of software available to customers using your software product was first introduced by Bell Labs. The earliest distributions of Unix from Bell Labs in the 1970s included the source code to the operating system, allowing researchers at universities to modify and extend Unix. Of course that was far from the definitions of open source software today, but you already have the key ingredients: - modifying the existing source code base - extending software and adding custom features on your own Much of the innovation around BSD happened through this process. And while the data centers of many large enterprises ran the OS software that had been improved and innovated through this open source innovation process, it took the enterprise world another 25-30 years to embrace the idea of developing software using this approach. I believe that the idea of open source is much older. What we saw in the 90’s was reaction to Richard Stallmann’s - somtimes distructive - effort to position free software as the only good way of software development.

The idea of making the source code of software available to customers using your software product was first introduced by Bell Labs. The earliest distributions of Unix from Bell Labs in the 1970s included the source code to the operating system, allowing researchers at universities to modify and extend Unix.

Of course that was far from the definitions of open source software today, but you already have the key ingredients:

- modifying the existing source code base
- extending software and adding custom features on your own

Much of the innovation around BSD happened through this process. And while the data centers of many large enterprises ran the OS software that had been improved and innovated through this open source innovation process, it took the enterprise world another 25-30 years to embrace the idea of developing software using this approach.

]]> http://www.eosdirectory.com/blogs/2009/07/14/a-video-about-the-real-begin-of-the-open-source-movement/#comment-7547 Comment on Open Source (ERP) Enterprise Resource Planning on the move? by John Trainor http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForEosBlogs/~3/WT_COt2MlTo/ John Trainor Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:50:57 +0000 http://www.eosdirectory.com/blogs/2009/07/02/open-source-erp-enterprise-resource-planning-on-the-move/#comment-7342 The origin of PostBooks is found in a commercially licensed, open source ERP suite which has been on the market for some years. The free, open source PostBooks product benefits immensely from the proven, functionally rich, commercial parent product. It was 'born' a complete, production ready suite with substantial, field tested function in place from day one. As the workstation component of the software is the same for all versions (both free and commercially licensed), PostBooks benefits from contributions to product function from the PostBooks community as well as its related commercially licensed 'relatives' and receives the same care (bug fixes as well as many of the enhancements) as the parent products by default. There is a growing and very active community in place with great forums as well as completely visible issue reporting and tracking for users of PostBooks (see www.xtuple.org). Staff at xTuple (see www.xtuple.com), the originating company, are very active and frequent contributors to the community as well as being proactive in seeking input re product development direction. Unlike some other products with a commercially licensed parent, PostBooks offers a well rounded functional subset. It is a complete system that will handle the ERP needs of many SME organizations re accounting, distribution and light manufacturing very effectively and in a durable fashion. xTuple has packaged the PostBooks suite and the supporting database and deployment tools in easy to install packages - just download and launch the installer for your choice of platform. It is definitely worth downloading to give it a try (and do have a look at the community resources too). John The origin of PostBooks is found in a commercially licensed, open source ERP suite which has been on the market for some years. The free, open source PostBooks product benefits immensely from the proven, functionally rich, commercial parent product. It was ‘born’ a complete, production ready suite with substantial, field tested function in place from day one.

As the workstation component of the software is the same for all versions (both free and commercially licensed), PostBooks benefits from contributions to product function from the PostBooks community as well as its related commercially licensed ‘relatives’ and receives the same care (bug fixes as well as many of the enhancements) as the parent products by default.

There is a growing and very active community in place with great forums as well as completely visible issue reporting and tracking for users of PostBooks (see http://www.xtuple.org). Staff at xTuple (see http://www.xtuple.com), the originating company, are very active and frequent contributors to the community as well as being proactive in seeking input re product development direction.

Unlike some other products with a commercially licensed parent, PostBooks offers a well rounded functional subset. It is a complete system that will handle the ERP needs of many SME organizations re accounting, distribution and light manufacturing very effectively and in a durable fashion. xTuple has packaged the PostBooks suite and the supporting database and deployment tools in easy to install packages - just download and launch the installer for your choice of platform.

It is definitely worth downloading to give it a try (and do have a look at the community resources too).

John

]]> http://www.eosdirectory.com/blogs/2009/07/02/open-source-erp-enterprise-resource-planning-on-the-move/#comment-7342 Comment on Open Source (ERP) Enterprise Resource Planning on the move? by Norm Jekubik http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForEosBlogs/~3/cOwVG7ps1WI/ Norm Jekubik Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:21:47 +0000 http://www.eosdirectory.com/blogs/2009/07/02/open-source-erp-enterprise-resource-planning-on-the-move/#comment-7341 Good to hear that xTuple's Open Source ERP solution Postbooks is on your radar. We have been involved with xTuple for the past four years and can attest that clients are using Postbooks to run their businesses. Regards, Norm Jekubik Yellow Dog Consulting Inc. Good to hear that xTuple’s Open Source ERP solution Postbooks is on your radar. We have been involved with xTuple for the past four years and can attest that clients are using Postbooks to run their businesses.

Regards,
Norm Jekubik
Yellow Dog Consulting Inc.

]]> http://www.eosdirectory.com/blogs/2009/07/02/open-source-erp-enterprise-resource-planning-on-the-move/#comment-7341 Comment on Open Source (ERP) Enterprise Resource Planning on the move? by Scott Zuke http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForEosBlogs/~3/vTSa5PBZQN0/ Scott Zuke Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:20:43 +0000 http://www.eosdirectory.com/blogs/2009/07/02/open-source-erp-enterprise-resource-planning-on-the-move/#comment-7340 I've been a implementing ERP solutions for close to 20 years. I began researching and playing with xTuple about 6 years ago. At that time it was called OpenMFG and while the source was truly "open", the open source offering, PostBooks, took the open source version of the product to a new level. There is an amazing amount of functionality delivered in PostBooks. Recently, xTuple also rolled out the xChange, which is an App Store for the xTuple solutions. A company can implement open source PostBooks, then purchase add-on functionality such as Point of Sale or Batch Processing. Take a look at the Community site postbooks.org and see for yourself how powerful this package is. I've spent my career implementing some of the "best commercial alternatives" and I'll put the xTuple solutions up against any of them. I’ve been a implementing ERP solutions for close to 20 years. I began researching and playing with xTuple about 6 years ago. At that time it was called OpenMFG and while the source was truly “open”, the open source offering, PostBooks, took the open source version of the product to a new level. There is an amazing amount of functionality delivered in PostBooks. Recently, xTuple also rolled out the xChange, which is an App Store for the xTuple solutions. A company can implement open source PostBooks, then purchase add-on functionality such as Point of Sale or Batch Processing.

Take a look at the Community site postbooks.org and see for yourself how powerful this package is.

I’ve spent my career implementing some of the “best commercial alternatives” and I’ll put the xTuple solutions up against any of them.

]]> http://www.eosdirectory.com/blogs/2009/07/02/open-source-erp-enterprise-resource-planning-on-the-move/#comment-7340 Comment on Open Source (ERP) Enterprise Resource Planning on the move? by Ross Turk http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForEosBlogs/~3/1ZQqCfooBzM/ Ross Turk Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:51:27 +0000 http://www.eosdirectory.com/blogs/2009/07/02/open-source-erp-enterprise-resource-planning-on-the-move/#comment-7228 I think it's important to point out that these are the top projects by activity, not downloads. This doesn't suggest a lot of user interest in open source ERP, it suggests a lot of development activity. I'm not saying that there's isn't user interest, but I think these numbers are a better indicator of investment. Cheers, Ross I think it’s important to point out that these are the top projects by activity, not downloads. This doesn’t suggest a lot of user interest in open source ERP, it suggests a lot of development activity. I’m not saying that there’s isn’t user interest, but I think these numbers are a better indicator of investment.

Cheers,
Ross

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