Glen Canaday wrote:
>
> This is easy. A Linux CAD/CAM package that doesn't just draw, it generates
> the code to run the machine as well. Do it for kde (qt2, actually), using
> openGL for solid rendering and the ability to generate code for a wide
> variety of machine... basically, take a FANUC and a Heidenhain and divide
> them :) Windows has software to do this, Linux does not. The GNU-cad-cam
> project on Sourceforge which has a nice roadmap, but has no code. I started a
> kde2 app for this, but kdevelop did all the work starting it and now I'm
> stuck because I don't know kdelibs or qt :)
See CAM Expert bucko! http://www.ribbonsoft.com
>
> Beyond this we need an accounting package good enough for large corporations
> to use. We have gnucash, but that's for balancing your checkbook. Something
> industrial strength that an accountant can use without learning an new
> language.
There are already several of those, even fewer for small
businesses:Bestacct and Appgen power windows, the former having poor
documentation, but quite usable, and the latter being difficult to use
as well as poorly documented. Both are expensive.
Smitty
>
> Glen
>
> On Saturday 14 April 2001 10:47, you wrote:
> > So, does anyone have anything fun I can write some code for?
> >
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