Accounting on Linux

[Greg Rundlett]

Excuse me in advance if this post is a bit off-topic for the list.  I am new
to the list, and have enjoyed the witty and insightful comments over the
past week.

> Unfortunately, this will likely prevent people from ever trying
> GnuCash, which IMO, is far better than Quicken in most instances
> (though currently lacking a few features, this will be remedied in
> the next major release).

I am a web-developer, and have been using spreadsheets (OpenOffice) to
produce and track invoices.  I found that QuickBooks is an awfully complex
program to just sit down and use -- even though I know a lot about
double-entry accounting and finances.  Not wanting to read their (probably
bad) documentation, and mostly because I really didn't like the idea of
wedding my business to a proprietary closed-source accounting package,  I
decided to use spreadsheets until I could figure out which open source
package to use.

I would like to know if anyone else has good/bad experiences using GnuCash
(especially for a consulting business).  Are there other packages that I
should consider?  I employ sub-contractors who collaborate on projects with
me, so any ability to use the accounting package over the web (like
timesheets) is a bonus.

btw, my normal tendency would be to do exhaustive research and analysis on
the subject, and figure it out myself, but I'm trying to cure myself of that
:-)

Thanks,

Greg Rundlett
Sr. Internet Systems Architect
FREePHILE.com
978-423-8172
greg at freephile.com
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