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

[Richard Lyman]

Paul wrote:
> Richard Lyman wrote:
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>> 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.
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>>>>>> 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?
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>>>>>> 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.
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>>>>> 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.
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>>>>> 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'.
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> Yes he did say that. Check the indent levels above to see OP is Joe
> acquisto.
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yep, i somehow skipped over that part.  more coffee!