[Advacs-discuss] Re: Advacs progress

[Clive Menzies]

Thanks Oliver

With all the other things, I'm focusing on, it is probably beyond me to
explore much further at present.  As far as input is concerned, our
needs are not dissimilar to those of most small businesses.:

A straightforward but flexible accounting system with the ability to
generate reports in common file formats.

I'm also interested in getting my head around Postgresql and so we'll
soldier on with our ancient copy of Sage for the time being.

Regards

Clive


On (26/11/04 11:54), Oliver Elphick wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-11-26 at 11:19 +0000, Clive Menzies wrote:
> > Hi Oliver
> > 
> > We spotted this mention of you in ZD Net yesterday:
> > 
> > http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39175137,00.htm
> 
> In fact I hadn't seen this.  The reporter spoke to me at the Linux Expo
> and tried to ring me a few days ago when I was in Israel.
> 
> > I guess you have seen it.  However, I thought I'd drop you a line to see
> > how advacs is progressing (we're currently enslaved to Sage at the
> > request of our accountants).  The last posting on alioth is 12 August
> > 2004.
> 
> There is more recent stuff there under Lists.
> 
> The current situation is that I am trying (in the little spare time I
> have) to get the database design right first of all.  This involves
> writing triggers and such that can take a journal entry and post it and
> verify that all business rules are satisfied.  At this stage, it is
> still possible that the whole design will need to be thrown away and
> rethought.  
> 
> You can get current CVS from alioth; at this stage it is possible to
> load a chart of accounts and make general ledger postings using psql as
> a front-end.  There are not as yet any end-user programs.
> 
> If you have any input on what you would like to see in an accounting
> system, please send mail to the advacs mailing list.
> 
> My current focus is on getting PostgreSQL 8.0 repackaged for Debian so
> that the packages will be ready for its official release; Advacs has had
> to go on the back-burner for a while.
> -- 
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