[GNC-dev] Interest

Hamidreza Jafari hamidrjafari at gmail.com
Tue Dec 11 07:05:02 EST 2018


Hello,

I use GnuCash mostly for personal finance and use its basic features, that's 
why I have not tried it completely with all its capabilities. When I decided 
to translate I had no idea I would encounter parts of it designed in specific 
doctrines. This is one such string that paused my for a while:

Enter the annual interest rate in percent. Accepts values from 0.001 - 100. 
The Mortgage Assistant does not support zero-interest loans.

Although it is possible to set up zero interest business using extra effort it 
is better that the tool can be used at a policy level. Historical views on the 
subject are clear. It is true that Islam (which was referred to as Sharia) 
takes sides about it, it is not the only one contending. There are some issues 
in life that are not a matter of voting simply because of limited capacity of 
everyday person.

It is not clear to me if there are some other parts in GnuCash that have been 
designed in similar ideas. I would like it to be accepting of the moral side 
by allowing interest-free transactions (I currently suffice to this level of 
goodness advocacy). I hope it is designed and implemented in such a way that 
extension is possible if not a simple refactoring can do the job.

What's the situation?

Hamid




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