On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 02:08:40PM -0400, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: > Redefined Horizons wrote: > > > > http://debforsmallbiz.blogspot.com/ > > > > Great idea! I have always wondered about using Debian in actual business > environments. Thanks for posting it here. > > > > I've started a blog about using Debian Linux to manage the daily > > operations of a really small business. I hope to run the business with > > only open source software, with Debian as my operating system. > > > > I am not sure I agree here. Running business with only open source software? > It might be possible, but at some point or another you have to use some > non-free stuff. For example your customers insist upon some proprietary > software. Would you go about advocating free software to this guy and risk > loosing him or yield to his requests and use proprietary software? I would > say just keep an open mind. There are a lot of businesses that can be run on free software alone. I am doing it right now (disclaimer, I am running a proprietary point-of-sale system, but I certainly don't *have* to. I could easily use a cash register instead). I use only debian for all business related things: books kept in gnucash, spreadsheets in Openoffice or gnumeric depending, menus and glyers produced with inkscape or scribus, etc etc etc. I applaud the OP and wish him/her luck! A
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