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From: Vinay Kannan on 5 Aug 2010 22:15 Hi, I need some help and its actually got nothing to do with any coding help. My friend owns a business and has been using a software developed on VB6.0 installed on a Windows XP it is a bit outdated though and I personally feel the company which sold the software has overdone the sales, coz I personally feel its way too crappy. Now that my buddy has asked me to get a software developed for him if I would like to. I am thinking that since I am more of a web app guy than the traditional software developer, would it make any sense to develop an application which would run on localhost on a Ubuntu Desktop ? I am not sure if it does sound like an appropriate alternative or does it sound like someone trying to avoid the process of an installable software ? Also if it can be done, then Ideally what are the things that I should be taking care off ? and was really keen to know how many of you have come across situations like these and offered solutions like this if atall Thanks, Vinay Kannan.
From: Vinay Kannan on 6 Aug 2010 14:13 Thanks for your reply Maarten, Its a hotel management application for a hotel.. Thanks, Vinay On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 1:03 PM, maarten <maarten.foque(a)edchq.com> wrote: > Hello, > > without further information, it is not really possible to give any kind > of indication that a web app can replace the original app. We do not > know what the original app is supposed to do, how it works, ... > > Having said that, I think most apps would be possible to transform to > some web app. That does not mean it is generally a good or bad idea, > that depends on the situation. > Since you already suggested you are avoiding the process of an > installable software, I think that may actually be what you are trying. > > regards, > Maarten > > On Fri, 2010-08-06 at 07:45 +0530, Vinay Kannan wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I need some help and its actually got nothing to do with any coding help. > > My friend owns a business and has been using a software developed on > VB6.0 > > installed on a Windows XP it is a bit outdated though and I personally > feel > > the company which sold the software has overdone the sales, coz I > personally > > feel its way too crappy. > > > > Now that my buddy has asked me to get a software developed for him if I > > would like to. I am thinking that since I am more of a web app guy than > the > > traditional software developer, would it make any sense to develop an > > application which would run on localhost on a Ubuntu Desktop ? I am not > sure > > if it does sound like an appropriate alternative or does it sound like > > someone trying to avoid the process of an installable software ? > > > > Also if it can be done, then Ideally what are the things that I should be > > taking care off ? and was really keen to know how many of you have come > > across situations like these and offered solutions like this if atall > > > > Thanks, > > Vinay Kannan. > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >
From: Vinay Kannan on 6 Aug 2010 23:11
Actually there is no customer registrations happening, its just a resturant and there wouldnt be any registrations and stuff, its a valid point of hosting it on a webserver and building it like any web app, but then internet connection might also be a problem in that area, and if the internet doesnt work well, the entire app doesnt work, So for the long term like you said it would be made available as a hosted application, but still the system needs to be able to perform all the functions even as a stand alone. Thanks, Vinay On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 1:11 AM, Mike Stowe <mikegstowe(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Just a stupid question... But if you build it as a web app hosted on a > server, wouldn't that provide for easy development of an online, customer > end registration portal-- assuming they have a website? > > I know that's not what the original ? was, just trying to think long term. > > - Mike > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 6, 2010, at 1:13 PM, Vinay Kannan <vinykan(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks for your reply Maarten, Its a hotel management application for a > > hotel.. > > > > Thanks, > > Vinay > > > > On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 1:03 PM, maarten <maarten.foque(a)edchq.com> wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> without further information, it is not really possible to give any kind > >> of indication that a web app can replace the original app. We do not > >> know what the original app is supposed to do, how it works, ... > >> > >> Having said that, I think most apps would be possible to transform to > >> some web app. That does not mean it is generally a good or bad idea, > >> that depends on the situation. > >> Since you already suggested you are avoiding the process of an > >> installable software, I think that may actually be what you are trying. > >> > >> regards, > >> Maarten > >> > >> On Fri, 2010-08-06 at 07:45 +0530, Vinay Kannan wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I need some help and its actually got nothing to do with any coding > help. > >>> My friend owns a business and has been using a software developed on > >> VB6.0 > >>> installed on a Windows XP it is a bit outdated though and I personally > >> feel > >>> the company which sold the software has overdone the sales, coz I > >> personally > >>> feel its way too crappy. > >>> > >>> Now that my buddy has asked me to get a software developed for him if I > >>> would like to. I am thinking that since I am more of a web app guy than > >> the > >>> traditional software developer, would it make any sense to develop an > >>> application which would run on localhost on a Ubuntu Desktop ? I am not > >> sure > >>> if it does sound like an appropriate alternative or does it sound like > >>> someone trying to avoid the process of an installable software ? > >>> > >>> Also if it can be done, then Ideally what are the things that I should > be > >>> taking care off ? and was really keen to know how many of you have come > >>> across situations like these and offered solutions like this if atall > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Vinay Kannan. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >> > >> > |