[asterisk-users] SugarCRM, NO!, Foxpro, SI?

[Paul]

Richard Lyman wrote:

> Paul wrote:
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>> Joe acquisto wrote:
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>>> Paul <ast2005 at 9ux.com> Wrote: 4/30/2007 8:53 AM:
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>>>> Joe acquisto wrote:
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>>>>> I have dual posted this to the user and biz lists.
>>>>>
>>>>> Has anyone ever heard of someone running an Asterisk based system,
>>>>> yet Has abandoning SugarCRM, and opting to develop their own
>>>>> Visual FoxPro Has database/CRM?
>>>>>
>>>>> Please don't dump on me now, this is not my idea, I am just asking
>>>>> for Please comments, to see if my own initial thoughts are
>>>>> reasonably accurate.
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>>>> I'll answer it on the user list. I don't think the idea is developed
>>>> enough to discuss on biz.
>>>>
>>>> First - vtiger is available for those who don't like the SugarCRM
>>>> licensing.
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>>> It's not a licensing complaint.  At least that has not surfaced.  It
>>> is more that the programmer does not seem to be comfortable with
>>> SugarCRM, MySQL and php.
>>> Biggest compliant about sugar is - hard to configure, does not work
>>> with latest
>>> php.
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>>>> Second -  developing your own CRM is an ambitious undertaking.  You
>>>> need
>>>> good reasons to go in that direction.
>>>>
>>>> Third -  I have enough exposure to  Visual FoxPro to quickly rule
>>>> it out
>>>> as  a choice for anything new. The fact that somebody is proposing to
>>>> use it might give you the idea that they don't know what they are
>>>> talking about at all. BTW - my exposure to it did include things like
>>>> access from linux apps using ODBC so I know enough to hate the
>>>> product.
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>> It still makes me wonder why the programmer chooses Visual Foxpro.
>> Sounds like he also rejects many other language and database options.
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> original poster didn't say it was 'visual foxpro'.

Yes he did say that. Check the indent levels above to see OP is Joe
acquisto.