No major reasons why it should not work, some of the most intense effort at the moment (if you look at the on-going projects) is getting Open-Source versions of commercial software, the two things can live side-by-side as Adobe's PhotoShop and The Gimp have done.
Jerry On Wednesday, September 18, 2002, at 04:54 PM, Henri Yandell wrote: > > Hadn't thought of sf in that sense, but I guess there's no reason why > you > couldn't open an account, propose a project, then look to hire > developers > through the help wanted bit... > > On Wed, 18 Sep 2002, Jerry Yeager wrote: > >> Here you go: >> >> http://sourceforge.net/ >> >> Toss 'em the project and see what they say... >> >> >> Jerry >> >> On Wednesday, September 18, 2002, at 04:29 PM, Henri Yandell wrote: >> >>> >>> Hmmm. >>> >>> Isn't there a website for people to submit requests for open source >>> work >>> to be done? >>> >>> I bet there's some open source coders sitting in a bedroom trying to >>> hack >>> out a web browser who would kill to learn of such an opening. >>> >>> They have a previously good product to copy, they have a market who >>> will >>> accept any product that gets relatively near, and even accept bugs as >>> they'll be more pissed at the previous company.... >>> >>> Sounds almost perfect :) >>> >>> Hell... design the product and put your design online under and open >>> licence. Nothing in the ideals of open source that says only >>> developers >>> can create software. >>> >>> Users should be able to design the software requirements they want and >>> put >>> them out there waiting for a set of developers to be interested. The >>> higher the quality of the reqs, the quicker the code mighthappen. >>> >>> Just an idea... >>> >>> Hen >>> >>> On Wed, 18 Sep 2002, Bill Rising wrote: >>> >>>> On 9/18/02 14:19, Robert M. Klein wrote >>>> >>>>> Just for giggles, here?s an email I just received: >>>>> >>>>> Robert, >>>>> >>>>> We have discontinued support for our Mac product line. If you have >>>>> at least >>>>> one Windows PC in your office you can use Timeslips on that computer >>>>> and >>>>> continue to use the Macs for data entry via our Timeslips eCenter >>>>> service. >>>>> You can visit www.timeslipsecenter.com >>>>> <http://www.timeslipsecenter.com> >>>>> for more information on this service. I do not know of any other >>>>> time and >>>>> billing software packages for the Mac. Please let me know if you >>>>> have any >>>>> other questions. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> John Perry >>>>> Timeslips Sales Consultant >>>>> >>>>> I don?t have the thread in the group from a few months ago about >>>>> time >>>>> and >>>>> billing programs for the Mac; it is essential that it be able to do >>>>> the same >>>>> tasks and import all of my Timeslips data (11 years worth!). Any >>>>> suggestions? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Robert >>>>> >>>> >>>> You should tell them that if there are no other packages, they could >>>> have >>>> a monopoly. >>>> >>>> Anyways, I checked out timeslips last fall and found it way more >>>> complex >>>> than any of the other timekeeping apps I'd ever used on the Mac, >>>> which >>>> are: >>>> >>>> Multitimer Pro >>>> TimeSlice >>>> Project Timer >>>> Time Track X >>>> >>>> I don't know the state of Linux time-tracking software, but perhaps >>>> there >>>> is something out there that could be ported to Mac OS X. >>>> >>>> Bill >>>> >>>> The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be September >>>> 24 >>>> For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of >>>> activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be September >>> 24 >>> For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of >>> activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>. >>> >>> >> >> >> The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be September >> 24 >> For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of >> activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>. >> >> > > > The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be September 24 > For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of > activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>. > > The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be September 24 For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>.
