linux accounting software or cheap winxp

[VirginSnow at vfemail.net]

> Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:49:38 -0400
> From: Bruce Dawson <jbd at codemeta.com>
> CC: gnhlug-discuss at mail.gnhlug.org

> > How is Gnucash not an accounting system?
> >
> >   
> 
> GNUCash is/was more of a bookkeeping system than an accounting system. 
> Accounting systems usually have something akin to a general ledger and P 
> & L, ... and supports a traditional auditing methodology.

When I used Gnucash, I made most of my entries with the ledger in
general journal mode.  It wasn't immediately obvious how to do it, but
there were ways to make it look like/behave real books.  Much of the
code that I contributed (the P&L report among it) was intended to
bring Gnucash's reports more in line with GAAP.  IIRC, it had support
for AR/AP back in 2004.  (I have vague memories of having used AR/AP
reports for homework problems.)  But again, it was never really
obvious how to access many of these features.

/me looks for warlord...

Derek Atkins was one of the primary developers of Gnucash, and he used
to be subscribed to this list.  Maybe he could shed some light on
this.