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Title: Would anyone be interested in this? Post by: Cypherpunk38 on November 10, 2013, 12:57:41 AM I'm a software developer working on a few Bitcoin related projects. I've been talking to a few places that would love to accept Bitcoin but can't find POS systems that quite meet their needs. So I'm considering developing one. My system would target small operations like single-location convenience stores, food carts, etc.
Does anyone think software like this is needed? I don't want to waste time developing it if nobody thinks it's useful and nobody would use it. Of course, if would be open source. Thanks for your feedback! Title: Re: Would anyone be interested in this? Post by: marcus_of_augustus on November 10, 2013, 04:31:58 AM Yes it is needed, please do it. A few people have already had a go and/or already working on something like this ... nothing that is widely successful afaik.
e.g. https://github.com/openpay/OpenPay (https://github.com/openpay/OpenPay) http://www.coindesk.com/softtouch-pos-helps-restaurants-turn-bitcoins-dollars/ (http://www.coindesk.com/softtouch-pos-helps-restaurants-turn-bitcoins-dollars/) Maybe a compelling business model is the essential element that is yet to be discovered? Title: Re: Would anyone be interested in this? Post by: callem on November 11, 2013, 02:46:08 AM I'm a software developer working on a few Bitcoin related projects. I've been talking to a few places that would love to accept Bitcoin but can't find POS systems that quite meet their needs. So I'm considering developing one. My system would target small operations like single-location convenience stores, food carts, etc. Does anyone think software like this is needed? I don't want to waste time developing it if nobody thinks it's useful and nobody would use it. Of course, if would be open source. Thanks for your feedback! Many of us think there's a real need for a solution to bitcoin's 'last mile' problem to really bring it mainstream. The recent successful ATM launch in Canada seems to confirm this. Have a look at this white paper and see if it might work for your project, any feedback or critique would be much appreciated: http://www.opencxp.org It's a framework for an open source, decentralized POS system requiring no additional infrastructure, just the existing bitcoin infrastructure and blockchain. Title: Re: Would anyone be interested in this? Post by: mintyfreshblast on November 11, 2013, 02:56:21 AM definitely worth doing, ive been thinking about the same thing lately. ive even been toying with a paper on the ideas i have. glad to know there are other people out there thinking the same thing.
Title: Re: Would anyone be interested in this? Post by: balanghai on November 11, 2013, 02:58:09 AM Hey this is needed BUT if you are in the US, your POS should FOLLOW IRS standards. Not only that, Bitcoin is yet to be approved by the US government as revenue issue.
Title: Re: Would anyone be interested in this? Post by: marcus_of_augustus on November 11, 2013, 04:52:40 AM Hey this is needed BUT if you are in the US, your POS should FOLLOW IRS standards. Not only that, Bitcoin is yet to be approved by the US government as revenue issue. FUD. Get the feasibility and technology lined up first before you waste precious time on lawyers. Bitcoin does not have to be "approved" by anyone, always use the "If it's not illegal, its legal." maxim. |