[CS-FSLUG] Church Management Software

[Frank Bax]

Fred A. Miller wrote:
> EnzoAeneas wrote:
>> ChurchInfo seems to lack some extensibility and also requires a web 
>> server which we have, but remotely hosted. We do not currently have 
>> broadband access at the church, and while I could setup a local web 
>> server, all of our machines are not networked (yet).
>> I also believe that a more desktop oriented solution would assuage many 
>> of the fears and concerns our pastor, secretary, and trustees have about 
>> moving away from their spreadsheets and quicken.
> 
> Agreed! A local solution that runs on just a local PC is what most need 
> and don't have in a Linux solution.


What's the definition of "desktop oriented solution" or "local solution"?

If someone writes a script to install apache, php, mysql and ChurchInfo 
onto your local Linux PC; would that be called a "local solution"?

The install script for Simply Accounting 2008 (Windows software) 
installs MySQL; the appropriate service is auto-started everytime 
machine boots.  Does that mean it is no longer a "desktop solution"?