Privacy and passwords

[Andrew Sackville-West]

On Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 08:15:26PM +0900, Ian Lewis wrote:
> 2008/3/3, Andrew Sackville-West <andrew at swclan.homelinux.org>:
> >
> > as a fringe developer on this project, I don't give a rat's ass whether
> > gnucash becomes mainstream or not. I work on this project because I
> > use this software. I like to work on it, it helps my business to
> > improve what I can do with it. I take care of my own security because
> > I understand that it is my responsibility. I *know* that there is no
> > security in gnucash's system. I appreciate knowing that. I don't know
> > that about MS Money or Quicken. All I know about them is that they ask
> > me for a password. Does that mean that the data is actually encrypted?
> > shrug.
> >
> 
> 
> I agree with the conclusion but not the reasons. The beneficial part of open
> source software is that the users needs are addressed about the needs of the
> "entity" (usually a company) developing the software. Developing software
> where only developers can benefit because only developers concerns as users
> get addressed seems backwards in my opinion. I think that users concerns are
> valid even if they are not the developer's concerns. Popularity has the side
> effect of attracting more interest and more/better developers and
> more/better users.

as I said, I think that came off harsher than I intended. And it's an
exageration to say I don't care about how gnucash progresses, because
I do. And actually, I'd like to see it be popular. But that doesn't
necessarily affect what I choose to work on in the project.  It
certainly can inform that decision, but that decision ultimately lies
with me. It's hard to express... I guess take what I said with a large
grain of salt...


> 
> That said, currently this feature just requires a developer to have
> time/expertise to implement it. The coversation should basically end
> there.

I agree. 

A
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