[Open-graphics] about kerneltrap annouce

[FD Cami]

On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:45:00 -0500
"Timothy Miller" <theosib at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 2/28/06, FD Cami <francois.cami at free.fr> wrote:
> > On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:24:42 +0100 (CET)
> > nico at seul.org wrote:
> >
> > > >From kerneltrap :
> > >
> > > "We would like to take pre-orders now, and we can start taking regular
> > > orders when the first populated boards are finished. Unfortunately, none
> > > of us has had time to build a web site. We have a provider and a domain
> > > name, so we just need some people to help us build it. We would very much
> > > appreciate if some people could join the mailing list and volunteer to
> > > help with that. By the time we are ready to take pre-orders, we'll have
> > > the pricing worked out."
> > >
> > > You can't do that. The website to sell and make money from OPG is the only
> > > think you can't ask to be done by the communauty !
> > >
> > > Beside that from a buyer point of view, it's look very unprofessional. If
> > > there is nobody to manage a website, who will send me my card ?
> >
> > May I suggest not reinventing the wheel and using oscommerce
> > ( http://oscommerce.org/ ) ?
> > You can have a look at some live shops using OSC at :
> > http://www.oscommerce.com/shops/live
> > This is a 10 minute install to a fully functionnal e-commerce website,
> > linked to a bank account, paypal account, anything you want. After two days
> > of getting accustomed to it, you're ready to use it professionnaly.
> > I can do it if you like, I know this tool well enough.
> 
> Sounds great.  Since I already have two different people volunteering
> server space for a web site, maybe I'll point them to this.

Ping me if you / they need my help.

> Note that I want OGP people to help build the web site not because I'm
> trying to get work for free, but because I want the site to reflect
> their interests.  Traversal is the tail of the OGP dog.

Let's say the lack of an open graphic solution for the desktop has irked
me enough for me to call OGP's success my own interest, as most of the
people on this list, I believe.

François