Having OFBiz splitted in a core framework and add-on modules seems to me like a must if we want to improve features. Add-on modules is how many large and popular projects are built. Even OpenERP says to have more that 350 modules and offers different flavours of it here http://www.openerp.com/discover/demonstration.html
I think we should start discussing on the module add-on system that we want to implement in OFBiz. I have read that there is a plan from Neogia people to introduce what they have developed. Is there any schedule for this? Are you going to write a Confluence page where we can see how it works? Are we going to host the add-on modules on a separate SVN folder? Thank you, Bruno 2009/10/29 Tim Ruppert <tim.rupp...@hotwaxmedia.com>: > This sounds fantastic Marc - it's amazing to see many of the software > providers out there coming together to back this idea. This has the unique > opportunity of taking everything that OFBiz does to the next level. > > I guess the big question is, what's next to help get some of these backend > ideas back into this newly refined mission? We're more than happy to devote > resources to making this happen. > > Cheers, > Ruppert > -- > Tim Ruppert > HotWax Media > http://www.hotwaxmedia.com > > o:801.649.6594 > f:801.649.6595 > > On Oct 29, 2009, at 7:47 AM, Marc Morin wrote: > >> As many of you know, we at Emforium have been busy building out a full set >> of business software application to provide an "ALL-IN" comprehensive >> solution for the small business market. When we started the evaluation over >> a year ago, Ofbiz was the selected platform of choice. Other components are >> Zimbra for email and concrete5 for web. >> >> Over this time, we've spent our efforts providing an entirely new UI front >> end for the backend applications: sales order, inventory, CRM, admin, >> reports, multi tenancy, published datasets (makes solution targeted for any >> market or geography), etc... >> >> We have expressed privately that Ofbiz needs to have a new mission in >> order to really drive it's importance and relevance as an open source >> project. As it stands, it's scope is very wide, and not targeted a >> providing and out-of-the box solution to any problem, save ecommerce (even >> then, lot's of styling work usually needed). >> >> We would be 100% behind this direction for Ofbiz. We'd want to contribute >> back components now that are Emforium proprietary and would work to reduce >> the amount of deviation between our proprietary solution and this newly >> stated direction. >> >> Marc > >
