[PLUG] ET (Extremely Tentative): Job possibility

[cooper at cooper.stevenson.name]

Jeme,

I am very interested in this opportunity, including long-term maintenance.

Please let me know if you need qualification and reference information.


-Cooper
>
> Hi.
>
> I'm in very preliminary discussions with a company regarding the
> implementation of a POS and appointment scheduling system.  Customer is
> VERY interested in GPL or merely Open Source software because of
> previous vendor lock-in.
>
> There are some apparently very mature systems out there, but none have
> integretated appointment scheduling of the type that might be required
> and I think perhaps the integration with inventory control systems will
> have to be customized.
>
> Ultimately, the project will require a developer (likely C++ with some
> knowledge of Gnome) for the integration task and a sysadmin/developer
> for long-term management and administration.  It's possible that this
> could be the same person.
>
> It should be understood up front that a successful outing here could
> yield a product that is viable to replace an industry (sub)standard
> piece of software with a Free/Open equivalent.  This software could then
> be re-implemented at other similar institutions.  Then a network of
> local admins/developers could be developed that kept customers happy
> over time with patches, feature updates, and general knowledge sharing.
>
> I'm interested in hearing from anyone who believes they have the
> requisite skills to work on this project.  Please understand that cost
> is very much an issue and part of the reason for not continuing with the
> proprietary solution.
>
> A rough estimate of cost (perhaps hourly rate?) would be nice.  Of
> course, it's all pending serious discussion.
>
> J.
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