[ILUG] Open Source for local business

[Bernhard Rohrer]

 I'dd add Zentyal as a lovely SBS-out-of-the box server too.

B

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From: "Paul Scollon"
To: "David Pintor"
CC: ilug at linux.ie
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:19:31 +0100
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> I'm adding all these to the site
>
> http://www.opensourceireland.biz/
>
> Paul
>
>
> On 15/09/11 15:11, David Pintor wrote:
>> Hi Ger,
>>
>> Openbravo ERP<http://sourceforge.net/projects/openbravo/> might be
>> suitable
>> too. Never used it myself but I believe it's one of the most popular ERP
>> projects for small and medium companies in Sourceforge. Might be worth
>> giving it a try...
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>> On 15 September 2011 13:54, Michael Jonkermichael at reviveyourpc.ie
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The enthusiastic response is encouraging! Great work guys.
>>>
>>> To Ger -
>>>
>>> Try OpenErp.
>>>
>>> http://www.openerp.com/
>>>
>>> It has accounting and payroll.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 15/09/11 12:27, Ger Hooton wrote:
>>>
>>>> What do you propose for accounting/book keeping and payroll ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> //Ger
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, 2011-09-15 at 11:59 +0100, David Pintor wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Paul,
>>>>>
>>>>> That sounds great. I'm sure I'm not the only one here that is excited
>>>>> to
>>>>> hear about it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Good luck for the next sessions and please keep us updated if you
>>>>> organise
>>>>> more seminars!
>>>>>
>>>>> David
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 15 September 2011 11:16, Paul
>>>>> Scollon
>>>> biz>>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>> just writing to let you know the outcome of a workshop/seminar
>>>>>> myself
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> fellow open source crusader Andrew Clarke held in Dundalk
>>>>>> yesterday.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> About 6 months ago I approached the Chamber of Commerce
>>>>>> suggesting a
>>>>>> workshop in saving software costs for small businesses. They
>>>>>> offered to
>>>>>> organise it and the local Enterprise Board offered to pay for
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> training
>>>>>> facilities. We waved any fees in the spirit of what we were
>>>>>> hoping to
>>>>>> get
>>>>>> across to people.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I was hoping for 10 or 11 local businesses to show up.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In the end end 50 businesses asked to be on the list, and we had to
>>>>>> turn
>>>>>> others away as the facilities could only hold 25 (so we did 2
>>>>>> sessions,
>>>>>> morning and afternoon).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can only say it went INCREDIBLY well, and the feedback form
>>>>>> local
>>>>>> business was astounding. We covered mostly open source
>>>>>> software
>>>>>> alternatives
>>>>>> for Windows, plus some stuff on Portable Apps, but also
>>>>>> mentioned Linux
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> how it was a great server solution for hosting your own
>>>>>> services. We
>>>>>> spoke
>>>>>> about the origins of open source, and the difference between it
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> 'free'
>>>>>> software. We also gave a lot of stats, case studies and bar
>>>>>> charts and
>>>>>> stuff
>>>>>> that business people can relate to.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We demonstrated how easy it is to migrate users from Microsoft
>>>>>> Office to
>>>>>> LibreOffice, Phtoshop to GIMP and so on. They was particular
>>>>>> interest
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> amazement at the availability of open source CRM and Groupware
>>>>>> packages
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> we demonstrated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Afterwards we were bombarded with questions and requests for
>>>>>> mote
>>>>>> hands-on
>>>>>> workshops, further seminars etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm thinking that small IT companies who support open source
>>>>>> around the
>>>>>> country should similarly approach their local Chamber of
>>>>>> Commerce and
>>>>>> arrange similar events. The time for open source to make
>>>>>> headway in
>>>>>> business
>>>>>> in Ireland seems to be now, if yesterday is anything to go by.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Some of the material we used, with more to follow, is available
>>>>>> at
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.opensourceireland.****biz<http://www.**opensour
>>>>>> ceireland.biz<http://www.opensourceireland.biz>
>>>>>> Paul Scollon
>>>>>>
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