linux accounting software or cheap winxp

[Bruce Dawson]

Hmmm. Maybe its time to have a presentation on GNUCash? Seems there have
been lots of changes since I last looked at it!

Are there any volunteers?

--Bruce

VirginSnow at vfemail.net wrote:
>> Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:49:38 -0400
>> From: Bruce Dawson <jbd at codemeta.com>
>> CC: gnhlug-discuss at mail.gnhlug.org
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>>> How is Gnucash not an accounting system?
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>> 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.
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