gnue/docbook/articles swiss_article_1.txt

[Neil Tiffin]

CVSROOT:        /home/cvs
Module name:    gnue
Changes by:     Neil Tiffin <address@hidden>    01/09/04 11:27:42

Modified files:
        docbook/articles: swiss_article_1.txt 

Log message:
        General update for sending to editor.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/gnue/docbook/articles/swiss_article_1.txt.diff?cvsroot=OldCVS&tr1=1.5&tr2=1.6&r1=text&r2=text

Patches:
Index: gnue/docbook/articles/swiss_article_1.txt
diff -u gnue/docbook/articles/swiss_article_1.txt:1.5 
gnue/docbook/articles/swiss_article_1.txt:1.6
--- gnue/docbook/articles/swiss_article_1.txt:1.5       Tue Sep  4 04:11:24 2001
+++ gnue/docbook/articles/swiss_article_1.txt   Tue Sep  4 11:27:42 2001
@@ -98,8 +98,17 @@
  > After I have a discussion with Derek or he reads the emails we will 
  > respond again, hopefully today our time.
 
+
+********* unused stuff *********************
+
 I'm looking forward to it. I will have a server upgrade tonight, so I
 will be reading mails until late this time here :-)
+status (consider to leave off for better re-use)
+- GUI (2-tier)
+- integration with other projects
+- n-tier server
+
+so one of the goals of gnue in a nut shell is provide quality software that 
grow with your enterprise w/o having to break your bank or put in you panic 
mode everytime you have influx of employees needing the software
 
 
 
@@ -122,8 +131,8 @@
 performance improvement. He holds a B.Sc. in computer science from the
 University of Missouri. His experience includes implemeting large scale
 systems in international operations and senior management in
-manufacturing and distribution companies.  He is also a member of the
-core team developing GNU Enterprise.
+manufacturing and distribution companies.  He currently coordinates
+the development of business objects for GNU Enterprise.
 
 Reinhard Müller (Austria) is Managing Director of BYTEWISE Software GmbH,
 an Austrian firm that maintains business software for over 150 small and
@@ -132,23 +141,33 @@
 
 Article (2000 words)
 =======
-goals of GNUe
+Goals of GNUe
 - new economics for software projects (cost benefits)
-- cross platform - in this section i would simply add that homogenous 
environments are to be expected and that part of a 'real' solution doesnt 
require changing everythign to 'gnue' gnue's goal is to run with what you have 
be it windows, mac, linux, unix, an old toaster
-- industry wide standards - is no need to learn a 'custom language' which is 
common for sap, peoplesoft etc.  also by adhereing to standards we open doors 
for interoperbility via, corba, xml etc
-- not bloated, configure only what you need
-- flexibility, to me flexibility is gnue can adapt to your business processes, 
your business processes dont have to adapt to gnue- reuse of high quality free 
software
+- cross platform - homogenous environments are to be expected and that
+part of a 'real' solution doesnt require changing everything to 'gnue'
+gnue's goal is to run with what you have be it windows, mac, linux,
+unix, etc.
+- industry wide standards - is no need to learn a 'custom language'
+which is common for sap, peoplesoft etc.  also by adhereing to
+standards we open doors for interoperbility via, corba, xml etc
+- not bloated, configure and use only what you need
+- flexibility, gnue can adapt to your business
+processes, your business processes dont have to adapt to gnue
+- reuse of high quality free software
 - freedom from single source vendors
 - internationalizion / localization
 - open architecture
-- is easy access to pertinent information what good is storing a lot of data 
if you cant get it out to make decisions
+- is easy access to pertinent information (what good is storing a lot of
+data if you cant get it out to make decisions)
 
-overview definition/description of GNUe
+Overview definition/description of GNUe
 - description of business functionality
-- quality partners/associated projects: double choco latte, bayonne, 
phpgroupware, orbit, postgres, python, mysql, not only gnue is free but the 
tools are also.
+- quality partners/ mention associated projects: double choco latte,
+bayonne, phpgroupware, orbit, postgres, python, mysql, not only gnue is
+free but the tools are also.
 - tools (server, GUI)
 
-business proposition
+Business proposition
 - free software, implement yourself or buy only what what you need
 - alternative to on-going payments to large software vendors
 - large business collaboration, significant return for small investments
@@ -160,14 +179,7 @@
 - CORBA/RMI interoperability
 - 2 tier
 - N tier
-- 
 
-status (consider to leave off for better re-use)
-- GUI (2-tier)
-- integration with other projects
-- n-tier server
--
-
 future
 - depends on active participation from customers
 - invite to participate
@@ -178,10 +190,12 @@
 Management, May-June 1999, pp 23-28. A six page article outlining the
 six steps necessary for successful Enterprise Wide System
 implementations.
-- FSF page
-- GPL faq
+- Free Software Foundation reference.
+- GPL faq and reference.
 
-so one of the goals of gnue in a nut shell is provide quality software that 
grow with your enterprise w/o having to break your bank or put in you panic 
mode everytime you have influx of employees needing the software
+
+**************** end of outline ****************************
+
 
 ******************   First Draft (really rough) ******************