Overall, it just sounds like Satchmo isn't what you're looking for. As for being an ultimate destination systems should be working towards, i couldn't disagree more. If you're talking about one type of business, then sure, there's a product type that will fit better than others. But the software should match and solve a business problem. The business shouldn't have to scale up to support a piece of software. Having a giant complex, do everything package and having to turn things off if you don't need them is a good indication that you need a simpler package.
Griffin Caprio - Founder & President, 1530 Technologies, Inc. [email protected] 312.371.3869 On Aug 31, 2009, at 12:11 PM, Colin (Sandy) Pittendrigh wrote: > Well yes, I do want to harvest already working stuff. That only > makes sense. > But OFBiz does do all the above now. > That generalized framework is already built, and ready to rock and > roll. > > Mom and pop retailers don't have much money to spend on > infrastructure. > But high volume retailers do. And what they do routinely spend on > software would make > your head spin. I think there is some relatively low-hanging fruit > between > those two extremes......between mom and pop and Cabelas, Land's End, > etc. > > I'm not going to mention any business names, but I do know of one > service > that is reselling OFBiz for a small fortune--and yet they are still > a lot > cheaper than the proprietary competition. That was case number two. > That guy said to me and said "this service is what I need, but I > can' t possibly afford what they want." > I looked at their sales brochures, and at their website, read > between the lines and > came away pretty certain they were selling a product support > umbrella on top of > OFBiz. > > I'm not a big fan of Java Servlets programming > I spent several years doing it, two jobs back (SleepyCat and/or > Exist XML database, with Google GWT interface). > But I know it well enough to go that way, if need be. > > I just want to look around a bit longer, before I commit to a > development direction > for the next year or so. I don't see my hoped for functionality as > a grandiose plan. > I see it as the ultimate destination all store-front systems should > be working towards. > > I'll drop out and be quiet now. > Satchmo looks cool. > > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Griffin Caprio > <[email protected] > > wrote: > One customer does not a entire niche make. It sounds like a > standard VAR scenario, you being the VAR. You'd augment what exists > ( satchmo, other COTS system, et.c.. ) with some value and resell it > to him. I you find yourself picking satchmo and doing several of > these installations, then it might make sense to kick some generic > stuff back to satchmo for inclusion. > > You should always harvest working stuff to build a framework / > general solution, rather that start out with a grand plan, then go > looking for customers that fit what you've built. > > ( http://martinfowler.com/bliki/HarvestedFramework.html ) > > - Griffin > > > > On Aug 31, 2009, at 11:07 AM, Colin (Sandy) Pittendrigh wrote: > >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Griffin Caprio >> <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >> I think that's a gross generalization. A large percentage of people >> don't even sell products with bar codes. >> >> Being a major development doesn't mean it's a good one. I like >> Satchmo for what it does and the fact that it's configurable. My >> non- >> technical users love it for the Django Admin system that makes >> product >> management & order management a snap. It Just Works. >> >> - Griffin >> >> >> I didn't meant to denigrate the good work that's already been done. >> I'm just trying to learn what Satchmo can and can't do. >> I should have waited 'til I knew more. >> >> I asked about customer tracking and bar code reading because I have >> an outstanding request for that right now, from someone I know >> personally-- >> a guy who has a good bricks-and-mortar store now, combined with a >> poorly-performing >> shopping cart. He sees online sales as his only avenue towards >> growth, >> because although the walk-in trade is lucrative, it's been static >> for several >> years now. >> >> He wants a soup-to-nuts system, that builds an inventory database >> with >> a bar code reader, that integrates with a shopping cart, that >> provides him >> with point and click customer tracking and report writing.....in >> order to identify his best customers, >> best performing products, etc. >> >> The money he is (almost) prepared to spend is amazing. I don't know >> enough >> to supply him with what he needs just yet. But it makes me think >> this is a lucrative >> niche that needs filling. >> >> >> >> -- >> /* Colin (Sandy) Pittendrigh >--oO0> */ >> >> >> > > > > > > > -- > /* Colin (Sandy) Pittendrigh >--oO0> */ > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Satchmo users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/satchmo-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
