[CS-FSLUG] Church Management Software

[EnzoAeneas]

We should continue to come up with ideas for what the features should
be, and then find what software on Linux best fills each need.
If none for a specific feature,then we decide whether to develop it
from scratch.
If so, figure out if we can modify the software to incorporate cleanly
into "the system".

We should aim to make transitions from separate pieces of software as
smooth as possible.

On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 9:56 PM, Robert W. <robertwo at insightbb.com> wrote:
> David Aikema <david at aikema.net> wrote:
>  > On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 5:44 PM, Robert W. <robertwo at insightbb.com>
>  > wrote:
>
> > How much of this really needs to have an application specifically
>  > developed for it, and how much is reinventing the wheel?  eg. event
>  > tracking - there are lots of calendar applications out there
>  > (personally, I also don't care whether or not my pastor remembers my
>  > birthday. -  I'd also prefer if it didn't keep an exact record of my
>  > attendance as that seems a little creepy to me)
>
>  LOL, yeah it would be a bit creepy to tell everyone how many Sundays
>  they missed. Personally, I was thinking of keeping totals by week.
>
>  You are quite correct - a lot of these programs already exist. A little
>  glue and presto! - instant application. Well, okay, it's not quite that
>  easy. But it is faster than starting from scratch.
>
>  "remind" is a great program for tracking birthdays. "cron" can e-mail
>  the day's reminders every morning. If you like to look ahead, also have
>  remind/cron print say the next two or three weeks. Completely automatic,
>  set it in motion and let it run for years on end. I love Linux!
>
>  --
>
> Robert W.
>  robertwo at insightbb.com
>
>
> And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love
>  him, who have been called according to his purpose. -- Romans 8:28
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