aphro wrote: > > i want to know what people reccomend for an e commerce package for > linux(free or not) something thats stable, secure, and runs on debian 2.1 > :) > > nate ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MiniVend and Minimate may be exactly what you are looking for; if you have some skills in database managemant including SQL, perl programming, html scripting, and a lot of cgi knowledge and PHP3 are also VERY helpful. With these skills and about 6 months of learning and intense effort you could master the usage and implementation of a MiniVend e-Commerce center. They are all free and they work as well as advertised--even exceeds in my opinion ALL of the commercial systems available for use with a GNU/Linux system and most of the shopping systems available for other OS. I also reccommend installation of WebMin and the ShopAdmin modules for WebMin as additional tools to help manage the system. The latest Stable release is rock solid but I would avoid the alpha version unless you want to be extremely frustrated. It's difficult to know when you have screwed up something if the software is buggy! I have been working from a point of zero skills in all of the above area except html for about 18 months and now have a completely customized running test site. I expect to go online about the middle of Jan. with our complete retail operation. 130,000 items for sale. These folks also all maintain VERY helpful mailing lists. Good Luck!
References: http://www.minivend.com/iri/mvend.html http://www.linuxia.net/minimate/ http://www.webmin.com/webmin/ http://www.shopadmin.de/ -- AdVance-Computing Systems We sell fine quality servers and workstations. We specialize in multiprocessor units. We install Debian Linux at no extra charge! John Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 19460173
