[Advacs-discuss] Rationale

[John Hasler]

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Here is a draft rationale.


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Rationale

There is no doubt that there is a need for Free accounting software,
particularly for small and medium sized businesses.  There is such software
out there: see <http://cbbrowne.com/info/financefreesoft.html>.

However, all of these packages suffer from one or more deficiencies:

* Single user
* No dbms
* Incomprehensible license
* Mysql
* No inventory
* No cash transactions
* Poor security
* Web-only interface
* Little or no documentation
* Poor design

The two best are Gnucash and SQL-Ledger.  Gnucash is single-user, does not
have a database backend, and does not handle cash transactions or
inventory.  SQL-Ledger has only a Web interface, has poor security, and has
no Free documentation.

Thus Advacs: a project to produce a Free business accounting system that
will (we hope) avoid the above deficiencies without falling prey to others
such as excessive ambition.

John Hasler Thu Aug 12 20:37:14 CDT 2004
jhasler@debian.org


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John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI

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