Hello all, Thanks for the kind words. All very accurate points, below. OpenMFG is = not free, and it's not "open source" according to the OSI definitions. = It is, however, a very sophisticated MRP/ERP application - 400,000+ = lines of Qt/C++ and business logic in the PostgreSQL procedural = language. Our goal in writing our own license was to build something = that would give our partner resellers and consultants not just the = flexibility to work with the code around the edges, but the financial = incentive to make significant contributions to ongoing development as = well. And of course, since we're built on top of Linux/PostgreSQL/Qt, = freedom from vendor lock-in (including us - all customers get source) is = a big part of our story.
We'd invite anyone with a manufacturing/ERP business focus to come check = us out. And since our Standard product interfaces to a third-party = accounting package, we'd love to work with the SL community if there are = situations where a mix-and-match might be appropriate for particular = customer needs. Thanks, Ned Lilly OpenMFG, LLC > With regards the "openmfg"=20 > Please take note though, that it may be open source, it isn't free. = The > license is not GPL or one of its derivatives, but their own brew. That > said, while they keep a tight reign on the software the license is not > exactly overly harsh. And after reading their literature, and from my > own experience the QT base upon which it stands is however, the best > possible option they could have chosen for performance and > cross-platform capability. If the rest of the application is as good = as > they say, it should quickly stand out from the crowd. >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:sql-ledger-users-bounce@;freelists.org] On Behalf Of Finance > Sent: 24 October 2002 17:55 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [SL] Re: Fwd: What we would like to see...=20 >=20 >=20 > Holy smoke, just registered, but if this is half of what it promises = to > be I do not see any reason why people pay millions for SAP and the > likes! Open source and interface with any other accounting package as > well, sounds too good to be true. > Just registered and surely going to look into this. Thanks! >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:sql-ledger-users-bounce@;freelists.org] On Behalf Of Roderick = A. Anderson > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 4:14 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [SL] Re: Fwd: What we would like to see...=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, Michael Stares wrote: >=20 > > Then someone who wants a manufacturing ERP would install: > > 1) SL=20 > > 2) the manufacturing app (basically enhanced inventory functionality > > and a new works order table + functionality). > > 3) my proposed MRP Server algorithm to perform PO and WO generation > > for factories with complex products. > >=20 > > Anyone interested in establishing a project to develop the=20 > > manufacturing app (as developers)? >=20 > http://www.openmfg.com/ >=20 >=20
