Hello all, This has been done. Below are details:
*Issue*: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-13445 *PR*: https://github.com/apache/ofbiz-plugins/pull/304 *OFBiz Attic *- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/OFBiz+Attic Thanks Jacques, Chandan, Mridul, Ratnesh, Divesh for your support. Thanks -- Arun Patidar On Fri, Jun 19, 2026 at 6:02 PM Arun Patidar <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, I'm sharing the same details with user ML and will wait a week. > > Created Jira ticket for the same: > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-13445 > > > > Thanks > -- > Arun Patidar > > > > On Fri, Jun 19, 2026 at 5:13 PM Jacques Le Roux via dev < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Chandan, >> >> I agree that a precautionary principle can't hurt. >> >> Then we should share this thread with user ML and wait a bit. Without >> answers (in few weeks?), I guess we can assume nobody is longer interested. >> >> Thanks >> >> Jacques >> >> Le 19/06/2026 à 12:10, Chandan Khandelwal a écrit : >> > Hi Arun, >> > >> > I agree with this proposal. It would be good to review the current usage >> > and maintenance status of WebPOS and get feedback from active users >> before >> > making a decision. >> > >> > Kind Regards, >> > Chandan Khandelwal >> > >> > On Fri, Jun 19, 2026 at 3:23 PM Jacques Le Roux via dev < >> > [email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> Hi Arun, >> >> >> >> As the maintainer of the years deprecated, and now removed original POS >> >> (not WebPOS) I tend to agree. >> >> >> >> +1 >> >> >> >> Jacques >> >> >> >> Le 19/06/2026 à 11:05, Arun Patidar a écrit : >> >>> Hi all, >> >>> >> >>> I would like to propose discussing the deprecation of the WebPOS >> plugin. >> >>> >> >>> https://github.com/apache/ofbiz-plugins/tree/trunk/webpos >> >>> >> >>> This proposal is not based on the relevance of POS systems. POS >> solutions >> >>> remain an important part of retail operations. However, the current >> >> WebPOS >> >>> implementation appears to be based on an architectural approach that >> is >> >> no >> >>> longer aligned with modern POS development practices. >> >>> >> >>> Some observations: >> >>> >> >>> - >> >>> >> >>> Modern POS solutions are increasingly built as mobile >> applications, >> >>> PWAs, or API-driven frontends. >> >>> - >> >>> >> >>> OFBiz already provides backend capabilities such as catalog >> >> management, >> >>> pricing, inventory, order management, and accounting, which can >> be >> >> exposed >> >>> through APIs. >> >>> - >> >>> >> >>> Maintaining a dedicated POS frontend within OFBiz may not provide >> >>> significant value compared to allowing specialized frontend >> >> applications to >> >>> consume OFBiz services. >> >>> - >> >>> >> >>> Modern POS requirements often include offline capabilities, >> mobile >> >>> device support, hardware integrations, and rich user experiences >> >> that are >> >>> difficult to achieve within the current WebPOS architecture. >> >>> - >> >>> >> >>> There are many mature frontend technologies available today >> (React, >> >> Vue, >> >>> Flutter, React Native, Ionic, etc.) that can be used to build POS >> >>> applications on top of OFBiz APIs. >> >>> - >> >>> >> >>> The plugin appears to have limited community activity and >> maintenance >> >>> compared to other areas of OFBiz. >> >>> >> >>> Instead of continuing to maintain WebPOS, the community could focus on >> >>> strengthening API capabilities and integration patterns, enabling >> >>> developers to build modern POS applications using the frontend >> technology >> >>> of their choice. >> >>> >> >>> As a first step, we could consider: >> >>> >> >>> 1. >> >>> >> >>> Evaluating current WebPOS adoption. >> >>> 2. >> >>> >> >>> Identifying active maintainers and users. >> >>> 3. >> >>> >> >>> Deprecating the plugin if community interest is low. >> >>> 4. >> >>> >> >>> Eventually archiving or removing the plugin if no active >> maintenance >> >>> exists. >> >>> >> >>> I would be interested in hearing feedback from current users and >> >>> maintainers before moving forward with any decision. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Thanks >> >>> -- >> >>> Arun Patidar >> >
