Visual Basic DHPOS Is Being Developed!

ibmsystems · Post by **ibmsystems** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:57 pm

TimLight> No offense but i extremly disagree acording to the US Anti-Piracy (who also takes care of open source software security) reports less than 2.8% of all open source software in the USA is changed illegallly without the authors signed permisson

Open Source? Yes!!!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:58 pm

The idea I have when I develop the program is that:
- OPEN SOURCE means it will be open source but... until the next version (Ex. v1.0 to v2.0) is released, the source code will not be released. The actual installer will have a password that will placed on this forum. ALL Passwords and login scripts will be completly different from the last version.

- ALL Versions (either a new release or a version with bug fixes/updated features), it will have a different password

- ALL Passwords will be hard to crack (both installer and program), of up to 7-15+ different RANDOM numbers and letters.

Any suggestions?

ibmsystems · Post by **ibmsystems** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 9:59 pm

Guest i agree that is a good idea

ZeeMan · Post by **ZeeMan** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 10:38 pm

TimLight wrote:If this application is open source, what is there to prevent a person with malicious intent from changing the source in a negative way? For instance, from changing how sales are recorded, etc... Or cracking password encryption. Dale's closed source approach keeps all of those possibilites from happening.

TimLight, look at linux, it is one of the most stable and widely distributed operating systems out there and it has almost never had any sort of problems. And besides, look at microsoft windows. It is closed source but look at all the problems it has.

Additionally, on sourceforge.net, you must be a developer (with permissions) or the project owner to add code. Even if malicous code were to get out, someone would notice and alert everyone. Also, sure, there are people who get a kick out of writing code (I even mess with my friends sometimes (

)) but there are also lots of trustworthy, honest people who are apalled by people who modify perfectly safe code to a malicous state.

The point is, even though code can be malicously added, the likelyhood of anyone putting in bad code that is actually distributed is much less likely than anyone putting in good code that is not.

bdude · Post by **bdude** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 1:29 am

well with opensource, all the stuff is viewable through CVS, but you have to be authenticated and approved before you can commit code to the CVS, so for someone to develop a program, they must ask the administrator first. Dales concern is that since all the data is stored unencrypted in files, that people will be able to know exactly where passwords etc are stored.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:22 pm

Using my original post, I will place special security features into the program.

Also, I am now going to register under the name of dhUsr
I will be putting in features such as membership cards, and possibly a touch-screen interface, and/or a gift card feature

Expected Release is by the end of August 06 to December 06, depending on the amount of free time i have.

(Remember, i will register under dhUsr)

Thanks!

dhUser · Post by **dhUser** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:30 pm

I have registered and am taking PMs (private messages)

If for some odd reason (I do not know what), please do not e-mail to the address.

Send a PM

PLEASE IGNORE MY ORIGINAL POST - I AM REGISTERED UNDER dhUser!

dhUserr

ibmsystems · Post by **ibmsystems** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:25 pm

Surething

dhUser · Post by **dhUser** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:55 pm

Just a question:
Would you be interested in an ASP.NET version of the POS program I am working on? It will be browser based and just about have the same features as the Visual Basic version.

It will be released along with the Visual Basic Program as in installer

You can answer here or send a PM

dhUser

dhUser · Post by **dhUser** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 8:16 pm

I have decided for a limited amount of time to stop working on keyboard version and I have started to work on the Restaurant/Touch Screen Version. Most features will be the same.

If you have not already noticed I have posted under dhUser, NOT dhUsr. When registering, I typed in dhUser!

<hr>I am also asking again: If anyone is interested in a ASP.NET Browser-Based POS, please leave a comment or a PM (to dhUser)<hr>

If I do not receive replies, I will not develop the ASP.NET System!

dhUser

ChrisKraus · Post by **ChrisKraus** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 4:52 pm

Browser-based POS, thats a new idea, i would like to try that

ibmsystems · Post by **ibmsystems** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 5:52 pm

ChrisKraus wrote:Browser-based POS, thats a new idea, i would like to try that

Possibly but a loooooooooong time away loooooooooong time away

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:36 pm

Browser-based POS = VERY GOOD IDEA
now dont forget we all ready have to system to show our stocktable on a webpage **thanks andrew**

ibmsystems · Post by **ibmsystems** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 7:18 pm

Anonymous wrote:Browser-based POS = VERY GOOD IDEA
now dont forget we all ready have to system to show our stocktable on a webpage **thanks andrew**

Possibly but a loooooooooong time away loooooooooong time away

bdude · Post by **bdude** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 8:25 pm

I believe there is a PHP/MySQL pos system on sourceforge somewhere.

but this would have to be AJAX to work good.

DHES

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