linux accounting software or cheap winxp

[Dan Jenkins]

Lloyd Kvam wrote:
> I could not find any adequate business accounting packages for Linux.
>   
It's been a couple of years since I evaluated them, but here's a few 
packages I checked out back then which looked reasonable.
Without knowing what depth & purpose of accounting software you need, it 
is hard to advise which is best.

In alphabetical order:
Appgen
AccPac - pricey if I recollect, I think it is Sage now
American Business Systems (ABS)
GnuCash - Very Basic
Open Systems Inc. (OSAS) - this looked best for my application at the 
time; seemed pretty well-rounded
SBT - I believe this is long gone, but I did use an older version under 
Linux once; it was quite good and source code open years ago
SQL Ledger - looked good, but required a lot of work to configure, if I 
recollect
Vigilant for Linux

There's a listing of about 300 Linux accounting packages here:
http://www.findaccountingsoftware.com/software/browse/serveros/17

The same site lists other operating systems too.
http://www.findaccountingsoftware.com