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What projects does the opensource world lack (programming.dev)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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Is there some project that the opensource world is missing that you think it needs?

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[–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's a shame that doesn't exist yet. I was in your position for a horse charity 25 years ago and couldn't find anything either. I ended up writing them such a system, which grew and grew. Sadly it was owned by them and replaced a couple of years ago.

Is sheltermanager not suitable for self hosting? They claim to be open source

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Thank you! This particular issue is something that I only started to become aware of a few days ago, so I'm still trying to learn more before pushing for any big changes. I don't know that self hosting is even the right solution for our group, so I'm glad to see that they also offer a hosted option, although the self hosted option seems like a great way for me to test it out.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I was curious so I took a closer look at Sheltermanager and, honestly, I'm very impressed. They have a free demo on their site so you can show it off to people and see if there's any interest.

    And agree, self-hosting doesn't sound like it would suit them or you, but you asked in an opensource thread and that is nearly always self-hosted. SM looks quite fairly priced for a hosted solution.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Oh yeah, I'm very much aware of where I asked. Haha. I see an opportunity where I can at least advocate for the FOSS options, so I'm trying to learn what those are and how they compare to other solutions before I make any suggestions to the decision makers.

    I was recently laid off, and have been wanting to explore some personal self hosting projects, plus I'm hoping to make a bit of a career pivot, so my interest is coming from a variety of motivations.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Of they've replaced it they might be open to the idea of freeing up the source code?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    That's their decision, but it's very unlikely. Like much bespoke software that's evolved over a long time, it was a pretty messy codebase, and also mostly in perl and was entirely written to their exact needs. It worked because of me, which was a curse because they were unable to find another person to support it after I left.

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