What are the advantages of Linux based point of sale software?
• Linux is remarkably stable. Properly configured, Linux systems will often run until the hardware fails or the system is shut off. • You won’t experience as many annoying viruses and bugs found in the Windows operating systems. • Linux source code is freely distributed. To the typical retail owner, this probably doesn’t mean much. However, in certain situations, this can be useful for custom development and solving technical problems with the operating system. This is only a benefit if you have a true Linux programming guru. What are the disadvantages of Linux based POS software? • Depending on your type retail business, your choices can be very limited. Which means you might be giving up some important time saving and money making POS software features. • Your other retail software applications might not run on Linux. In my experiences, almost every retail business wants to use other applications that will not run under Linux. • Not as many computer techs know how to work on Linux. D
