Status of gnucash - need for clarification

[Colin Law]

2009/10/5 Bret Busby <bret at busby.net>:
> Hello.
>
> I have today recommended gnucash, for use by a significant non-profit
> orgnanisation in Australia (notsomuch a massively big organisation - just a
> couple of hundred members, but, a significant organisation), which is  inthe
> process of switching from using spreadsheet-based bookkeping, to MS Access,
> and the person involved, advised me that, in looking at gnucash, at first
> appearance, it is only in beta status.
>
> I had understood that gnucash has been established, released, and has stable
> versions, for quite some time.
>
> However, ...
>
> In checking, going to the gnucash web site at http://gnucash.org/, the
> biggest thing on the web page, shows the latest version of unstable gnucash,
> showing that gnucash is still at the unstable stage, with no mention of any
> stable version of gnucash, as being available.

I have to agree that it is unfortunate that the current stable version
(2.2.9) and how to download, install and use it is not featured
prominently on the home page.

Colin