[SLL] Accounting/POS Software

[John Locke]

Check out LedgerSMB - it pretty much meets all your requirements. 
http://www.ledgersmb.org - note that the past week or so they've been 
having trouble with the hardware that hosts the site, but pop into the 
IRC channel, #ledgersmb on Freenode, and you'll find some of the core 
devs...

Cheers,
John Locke
http://www.freelock.com

Phil Hughes wrote:
> This post is inspired by looking at all too much free software, most of
> which does more than what I want but not quite the way I need it. I have
> actually found some pretty amazing stuff out there such as webERP. But, with
> 900 more packages to look at/try (and an urge to just write it myself), I
> figured it was worth a post here.
>
> As some of you know, I am creating an Eco-Tourism facility (which I like to
> call the Geek Ranch) in Nicaragua. (http://www.ctpni.com will give you some
> of the basics. That's mostly BS right now but it is evolving.) The facility
> we have the following pieces:
>  * Restaurant and bar
>  * Conference room
>  * Business center (computers, fax, copier, ...)
>  * Hotel rooms
>  * Long-term (geek) rental rooms
>  * Small retail sales (coffee, t-shirts, tooth brush, ...)
> What I am looking for is a POS and accounting system for the facility. They
> don't necessarily have to be the same system--I am perfectly happy if a
> daily restaurant/bar summary has to be manually entered into the accounting
> system, for example. But, here are some other "catches":
>  * Dealing with multiple currencies is a plus. It is pretty common for
> people to pay in US$ and/or Nicaraguan Cordobas.
>  * Being in Spanish is mandatory. This could mean a language choice
> (English/Spanish) or either just Spanish or an easy way to convert what
> exists into Spanish.
>  * Credit card interface is desirable.
>  * Need I mention, must run on Linux? :-)
>  * A web-based system seems desirable because people will be more
> comfortable with a web browser than anything else.
>
> What it doesn't need to do is generate typical US-ish tax reports. What we
> need to report is different and very simple. So, while balance sheets and
> such are desirable, a lot of funny tax stuff is not needed.
>
> I am pretty open to what you might call a core system. Something that
> "knows" accounting that you can connect to with stuff you write.
>
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