I guess I got into a difficult place "in-between" because I was pushing for OFBiz so hard. I didn't have 6 months to learn OFBiz. Possibly 6 days, if not just 6 hours.
OFBiz is kind of weird that way. I went through a similar situation. I found the project, liked what I saw a lot, and tried to convince my boss. But being something of a PHB, he looked at OFBiz for 15 minutes, found it kind of clunky looking (and to tell the truth, the ordering screens would currently not work for a high volume business), and decided that it wasn't for us, which is a pity. The project does have something of an odd feel compared to other things, in that the learning stair-step is a big one, and that first step is not an easy one. My feeling is that the positive network externalities outweigh the free riders in most open source projects, and that even little companies can give something back. At least, a certain percentage of them will, depending on a variety of factors. So getting them involved is probably a good thing. Anyway, there's been enough rambling here to last a couple months, so I'll cut mine short. -- David N. Welton - http://www.dedasys.com/davidw/ Linux, Open Source Consulting - http://www.dedasys.com/
