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Comment Re:Don't be an Idiot (Score 2, Informative) 231

by pooslinger on Friday October 05, 2007 @05:40PM (#20874463) Attached to: What is the Best Way to Start a Paid GPL Project?

I am not an idiot and have already purchased a closed source solution. People are reading in to that my business plan is to wait for my POS to come to fruition. I am merely trying to minimize this expense for other new businesses and provide a clear, focused effort. This would be a separate, autonomous nonprofit entity.

Submission + - Have money, want GPL solution, none available? 2

Submitted by pooslinger on Thursday October 04, 2007 @07:29PM

pooslinger writes: I know little to nothing about programming but would like to start, fund, and maintain a GPL linux POS application. I see there are a few available with the majority being closed source. I am currently starting a business and really despise the fact that I will have to spend $2-$5k on a proprietary solution. I would like to create an application where you could take a midrange PC: connect inexpensive touchscreens, barcode readers, thermal printers, credit card readers, etc; scan/input inventory; and begin selling. Something like a Debian POS distribution that boots into X and starts our POS terminal. Am I just trying to reinvent the wheel? Where do I find the talent (paid) to write the initial foundation? How do I make sure their code choices best benefit the community?

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