[LUAU] Spreading OpenSource w/ ZenCart & 808lunch.com
Aryn Nakaoka
anakaoka at 808lunch.com
Thu Mar 20 02:37:36 PDT 2008
HOSEF Luau List -
My name is Aryn Nakaoka, this is my first e-mail to this list, so please
pardon me if I miss something... I become a fan of oss software and its
power from working with Sean Fairchild on various projects. We have a
project that is 100% OSS and it has the potential to spread open source
topic of discussion in every lunch/restaurant business in Hawaii .... But
we'd need some help since its probably going to take support. We're going
to give them FREE e commerce site which will fax online orders to the shop!
We tried this idea a couple years back but didn't have enough support for
the restaurants to get this really going. That's where you come in....
This is the idea:
- http://808lunch.com - is basically a e commerce site for local lunch
restaurants.
- The idea was so that office workers could place an order without
having to wait on hold or wait in line. We've all called a restaurant and
had a hard time understanding the person taking our order... and its a quick
process to call in an order either.
- 808lunch.com (in the oss spirit) gives a restaurant a FREE e
commerce site. But more importantly , since our focus is lunch places people
who place orders on the e commerce site will get an e-mail confirmation and
the restaurants will receive a fax.
- Many restaurants don't have a PC to check e-mail or a printer to
print the order, however they all have a land line to take calls
and faxes.
Imagine your a restaurant and your fax machine continuously
prints incoming
orders from a website...
- Simple concept
1. browse a menu
2. click / create order in online shopping cart
3. send order and get a call back from the store they received
it
4. pickup / pay for order or delivery
5. enjoy your lunch
The hosting and server will be from us, hopefully we can make it up with
advertising , but its not much load anyways...
why we need HOSEF?
- The mom and pop lunch places usually don't have the knowledge to
admin zencart.
- participating resturants will get a copy of
http://sourceforge.net/projects/zencart/ for their e commerce
site.
- We will setup the structure, but will need people to support
any restaurants who want to participate
- anyone who is interested and has knowledge about zencart would
become an admin for a certain company. we will give you an e-mail for
Store_Admin at 808lunch.com so you can communicate with the
restaurant.
- What needs to be done?
- setup logo files
- setup menu and pricing
- upload photos
- of course we can limit how much is done... (100 menu
items)
- Its all open for discussion, but I just wanted to throw it out
there...
- any other consulting would be available for HOSEF Members to
take on the side.
- redoing their website or building them e-mail accounts
I thought HOSEF members would interested because it will get OSS in the news
for "business" applications that people pay a lot of money for because it
helps generate revenue for the restaurants.
IF you are interested in helping out, please let me know.
here is what we have thus far:
http://808lunch.com = main site
http://808lunch.com/alohasalad/ = opening soon @ Ward. But there is already
a Kailua location
Thanks
Aryn Nakaoka
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