Extremly sorry for top posting. I have a group of hackers who would make this pritty easily with pylons I request off line contact for further details.
We are already working on an accounting software and about to convert it to a web based application. happy hacking. Krishnakant. On Wed, 2009-07-29 at 19:14 +0530, Dipen wrote: > Would strongly suggest going with drupal. > > > > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 7:07 PM, steve <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > An acquaintance of mine works for a Mumbai based NGO[1]. They are looking > > to > > replace (and add additional features to) an existing application that they > > use > > to record and manage their data (I don't know the exact details about this > > yet). > > > > The current application they use was built by a couple of guys using ASP+MS > > SQL. > > They do not have the source code for the current application. So, they are > > looking to: > > > > a. Replicate all the functionality of the current application. > > b. Migrate the current data to the new application. > > c. Add a new module which provides a workflow similar to the existing one. > > d. Design the application in such a manner that allows addition of further > > workflows. > > e. Provide support and feature enhancement (for something like 5+ years) > > > > They also would like to share this application with their offices worldwide > > if > > they find it useful enough for their purposes. > > > > I strongly recommended that they go the Open source way by asking whichever > > vendor they choose to provide them with the source code under a FOSS > > license. > > > > I further recommended that they insist on building the application using > > FOSS > > (for instance, a LAMP stack). Now, since they are non-technical per se and > > it > > seems like their original software provider is no longer 'available', they > > need > > guidance/advice for the specifications itself. > > > > So, here's my request, can somebody in Mumbai ... > > a. Be willing to visit this organization, take a look at their existing > > application and advise them on the best (FOSS oriented) approach to take ? > > (It'll be nice if someone can do this without slapping a consulting fee on > > them). > > > > b. Build this application and provide the required support (This, of > > course, > > would be a regular business contract). > > > > Obviously, (a) and (b) can be the same person/company. > > > > If you are interested, please contact me offline and I'll provide further > > details. > > > > cheers, > > - steve > > > > > > [1] http://psi.org/ > > http://psi.org.in/ > > > > > > -- > > random non tech spiel: http://lonetwin.blogspot.com/ > > tech randomness: http://lonetwin.blogspot.com/ > > what i'm stumbling into: http://lonetwin.blogspot.com/ > > -------------------- > > -- > > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > > -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
