[Cialug] Open Source Point of Sale

[Paul Mohr]

I am not in Des Moines, I am in Ames but I follow the CIALUG as AmesLug
seems to be having a dirt nap.
I have done a POS on Red Hat, and by that I don't mean windows, but it also
had cash registers that ran windows. It has been a while, but I just got a
new web site set up and was going to do POS and I will get that open POS
software ( had no clue it existed ) and perhaps we will both learn
something useful.
You helped me already :)
Paul Mohr


On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Todd Pierce <toddcpierce at gmail.com> wrote:

> Crew,
>
> Sorry to be slightly off topic again, but last time you saved my life with
> NetBeans advice.  Maybe I'll have luck again?
>
> The deal is, the bookstore I'm working at (I'm not living on the street
> anymore... whew) has some Windows-based POS software which is crappy and
> falling apart as I type (along with the Windows machines themselves).
>
> I have at least set up a Linux system which now backs up all of their data
> on the Windows machines, so I'm safe enough to start investigating other
> POS software.
>
> I specifically wanted a LAMP solution and Open Source Point of Sale (on
> SourceForge) really seems nice.  I've installed it and it is really
> smooth.  Of course, it's going to require some modifications, but the
> source is a little more involved than I thought.  I've done very little PHP
> development, but the real problem seems to be finding my way around all of
> the source.  It was developed using CodeIgniter, so there is at least some
> standardization.
>
> So, if anybody has ever used this Open Source POS package and has some tips
> I'd be thrilled.  Also, any advice on CodeIgniter would be welcome.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> -Todd.
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