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* Invoicing and credit control
* Invoicing and credit control
* Customer and supplier database (CRM)
* Customer and supplier database (CRM) - Monica CRM
* Website
* Website - WordPress
* Word processing
* Word processing - LibreOffice
* Spreadsheets
* Spreadsheets - LibreOffice
* Calendar/diary
* Calendar/diary - paper (or Thunderbird + plugin)
* Email
* Email - Thunderbird or Mutt


== Outstanding issues ==
== Outstanding issues ==


* Still need Microsoft Office to open some documents
* Still need Microsoft Office to open some documents

Revision as of 11:33, 14 April 2019

Why?

  • Control over core business tools
  • Rapid development
  • Ability to fix bugs directly in some cases
  • Self hosting

Requirements

Most businesses need:

  • Invoicing and credit control
  • Customer and supplier database (CRM) - Monica CRM
  • Website - WordPress
  • Word processing - LibreOffice
  • Spreadsheets - LibreOffice
  • Calendar/diary - paper (or Thunderbird + plugin)
  • Email - Thunderbird or Mutt

Outstanding issues

  • Still need Microsoft Office to open some documents