RE: Source code questions

1. It'd certainly affect the issue as it would affect the TCO of the current
system (see 2).
2. No.
3. I would neither recommend or disuade.  Most ERP systems have caveats; i'd
try and present both sides as they affect me, and leave the company to make
up their own minds.  There's a lot I like in system 21, there are also a
fair few annoyances.
I might enquire if they had had contact with any third party companies
regarding mods/support though.

I think a lot of people have maybe not responded to this issue as they are
busy digging in filing cabinets to see what their bit of paper says...

Regards,
Stuart
                                                             
Stuart Allen
European Systems Analyst,  Fellowes
mailto:sallen@fellowes.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug333@aol.com [SMTP:Doug333@aol.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 4:42 PM
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> Subject:      Source code questions
> 
> I tried to keep a tally of the users who responded to Jeff's questions
> about 
> source code.  I counted nine users responding, all in favor of having
> source 
> code.  As I thought about this, I wonder if it is an incomplete question.
> If 
> you have source code now, of course you will want it in the future.  I
> have 
> posed three question that, in my humble opinion, raise critical questions
> for 
> GEAC.  
> 1)  Does the source code issue tip the scales to make you consider
> changing 
> ERP packages?
> 2)  Will you buy modules without source code?
> 3) If approached by a company thinking of buying System 21, will you 
> recommend they purchase the software?
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