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Tom
On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 9:13 PM, Chris Travers <chris.trav...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi everyone;
>
> I wanted to just add a few thoughts to this discussion. I have been less
> available due to a large consulting gig in Malaysia.
>
> First on installation, yes it is getting better. 1.4 is better in this
> area than 1.3 is. Also the 1.3 installer was written before we had to deal
> with Apache 2.4 and the fact is that the configuration files have to be
> different there. If you want it to be easy to install, you have to use
> Apache 2.2. Otherwise, there are some additional manual steps. It is
> supported but not well. People here tend to be reasonable at providing
> help provided one gets a good problem description and a polite request.
>
> As always a good problem description includes what is happening, any error
> messages, etc.
>
> I charge for installation on a flat rate. It isn't a lot. It isn't
> something I make a lot of money at, but if I am going to log into your
> computer, I want there to be a commercial relationship for your sake as
> well as mine. It ensures we agree on the scope of work and it avoids
> misunderstandings later.
>
> There is some description as to how easy the installation can get. For a
> simple accounting system, the installation itself isn't that difficult, but
> the overall setup requires carefully thinking through the accounting
> implications. If you are moving from another system often the data import
> is many times more complex than the original installation (and usually
> requires special knowledge).
>
> With an ERP though, there are some additional complexities, and in our
> case we depend on a lot of other modules in CPAN, plus a web server, etc.
> Delivering a perfectly portable, secure, easily installable application out
> of the box is not exactly easy in this environment if we want to preserve
> users' choices for things like which web server to use.
>
> Long-run I expect virtualized images to be the easy installation option.
>
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Chris Travers
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