Wes, The target OS is Linux.
--Fred On Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:50:59 -0500 "Wesley Peterson - [email protected]" <mhvlug2.trace.02036bc4e0.wesley.d.peterson#[email protected]> wrote: > Fred, > > I'm afraid what I was thinking of won't do it for you I'm afraid. > I'll let you know if I come up with something. > > One final question -- Are you looking to run in a Windoze or Linux > environment? > > Wes > > > On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 1:12 PM, <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Hello Wesley, > > > > I am looking for an internal system, not something exposed to the > > Internet. There are a few dozens of potential users. The software > > has to allow reservation dates for equipment. > > > > The equipment loans are very similar to item loans in a library, > > with one big exception: some equipment is fungible. The selected > > software has to support pools, or buckets, of identical items > > (e.g., 12 test servers, 1000 phones, 30 laptops) that can be > > reserved and loaned in bulk (e.g., I want 4 servers and 100 > > phones). I tried to simulate this with the consumable tracking > > feature in some existing library management software, but > > consumables are not returned to the pool, so that didn't work. > > > > Renewable loans is a nice feature if available, not strictly > > necessary. > > > > Do you have a particular software in mind? > > > > Thank you, > > > > --Fred > > > > > > On Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:41:04 -0500 > > "Wesley Peterson - [email protected]" > > <mhvlug2.trace.02036bc4e0.wesley.d.peterson#[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Are you looking for a system that would be used internally (your > > > company only) to track the loans and due dates, or are you > > > looking for a system that will be accessible (at a different > > > level) for potential customers to see what (and when) the > > > equipment they would like to borrow is available? Also, is this > > > to work like a library in that loans would be made for similar > > > periods and renewable (perhaps with limits)? > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 9:33 AM, > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, I looked at MERCI. It has the notion of buckets of fungible > > > > items, which is exactly what we need. We don't want people to > > > > have to check boxes for 100 individual phones when they need > > > > that many for a test. > > > > > > > > Of course, this being Drupal, it is quite intimidating and has a > > > > lot of prereqs. But definitely worth a look. > > > > > > > > Ben, you suggested a spreadsheet. C'mon. You know the saying: A > > > > spreadsheet is never the answer. A spreadsheet is the question. > > > > The answer is "no". > > > > > > > > Yes, Drupal is probably a bit overkill, but it beats having to > > > > develop my own solution. > > > > > > > > --Fred > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group > > http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College > > Feb 6 - Raspberry Pi > > Mar 6 - 10th Anniversary Meeting - Linux where you least expect it > > Apr 3 - Typography: Physical Art to Digital Art > > --Fred Mora _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College Feb 6 - Raspberry Pi Mar 6 - 10th Anniversary Meeting - Linux where you least expect it Apr 3 - Typography: Physical Art to Digital Art
