[hackerspaces] Cashpoint/Point-of-Sale

webmind webmind at puscii.nl
Tue May 6 13:32:26 CEST 2014


On 06/05/14 10:06, schinken wrote:
> First of all, thank you for answering that mail and suggesting a
> solution
> 
> 
>> It's not open source but it just f'in works.
> 
> And there's the reason why i wouldn't use it. In my opinion a 
> hackerspace stands for open source, not for using closed solutions
> on a closed platform.
> 
> Even if the open source solution is not the best in terms of
> design, usability, etc. it has a lot of advantages in terms of
> extensibility.
> 
> Also:
> 
> Where's my data stored on that app? I can't look inside and check
> that. Our memberdata belongs inside our space on our own
> infrastructure, not on some "cloud provider" inside the US or
> everywhere else

if you can't open it, you don't own it :)

+1

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