[SLUG] Re: slug Digest, Vol 13, Issue 3

[jam@xxxxxxxxx]

On Friday 02 February 2007 07:57, slug-request@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Thanks Linsay and to all who replied,
>
> It will take a while for me to get around to checking out your suggestions
> and replying to your personal emails, However I would like to say it is
> very reassuring that the crew at slug were the right folks to contact about
> this.
>
> The scenario is that my employer owns a small business and joint venture in
> another. He been so badly burnt with a "winPOS" in the joint venture he has
> gone from been computer illiterate to computer phobic.  He would rather
> stick to his price-guns and manual labelling.  On the other hand he is
> contracted by the shopping center to totally upgrade the shop next
> April-May.  This will mean a larger volume of business and result in the
> price-gun manual system becoming rapidly overwhelmed. So hence to
> opportunity for simpler, cheaper, and hopefully Linux, retail solution.  
>
> thanks again

Russel, brother Ross has gone through all the woes of no-matter-what FOSS does 
not pay the rent. TuxShop has stagnated while he does cheap-but-commercial 
versions. You may talk to him ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
James