[LUAU] Spreading OpenSource w/ ZenCart & 808lunch.com

[John Montgomery]

Hello Aryn

I too have never posted to this list before and have been mostly just
reading the occasional message.  But I am quite aware of you and your
http://www.kokuawireless.com/ as I am a big fan of free wireless networks,
and have read up a lot on mesh networking solutions and wifi antenna
design.

I assume with 808lunch it is part of a for profit business venture, which is
very good since we need more smart and savvy local business people in
technology here in Hawaii.  So I assume 808lunch will become part of your ad
space network that you have already established with
http://www.kokuawireless.com/.  So in asking for help from HOSEF which is a
great idea and thus would be mutually beneficial for HOSEF to help out with
808lunch and for you to utilize your ad space network to help promote HOSEF
and HOSEF projects.

If you gave such a commitment to use your business clout to promote HOSEF I
would be the first in line to help out.

Sincerely
John A. Montgomery



On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 11:37 PM, Aryn Nakaoka <anakaoka at 808lunch.com>
wrote:

> 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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