----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian C. Sison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 3:09 PM Subject: Re: [plug] OT - Linux Developers/Freelance Techies
> > Hi Carlos, > > You need not start from scratch: > > http://l-ane.sourceforge.net is an open source POS made in perl > > http://www.linuxcanada.com is a commercial POS system, but with a free > evaluation license. > > Ian Hey Ian, Both products are GUI based which will require X-Windows. The second one also uses Interbase which is overkill for a POS client. We would be forced to upgrade a couple of hundred existing POS machines which we would rather NOT do. This is why I am so happy we found a Linux port of Borland's old Turbo Vision product. It is a TUI (text user interface) application framework, written in C++, for DOS/Linux/Windows that actually uses the modern event-driven architecture you find in most GUI toolkits. Think of it as an advanced NCURSES toolkit. Check it out: http://tvision.sourceforge.net From, Carlos _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
