Where does gnucash fit ?

[Richard.Vodden@ic.ac.uk]

You guys have to be so carefull. Gnu-cash already requires 66
libraries; to require ximian as well woul dprobably be the last straw!

On Fri, Jun 15, 2001 at 11:01:55AM -0500, Linas Vepstas wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 16, 2001 at 01:11:55AM +1000, Robert Graham Merkel was heard to remark:
> > 
> > On Fri, 15 Jun 2001 22:38:54 jeff@tsunamicreek.com wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I run a 1 person [me] IT consulting company, with less than 5
> > > clients at any one time, i do my invoiceing thru email and text
> > > files..
> > > 
> > > I'm wondering if GnuCash was suitable for this sort of thing,
> > > or if i would be better off with something else .
> > > 
> > 
> > Yep, GnuCash should be able to handle this sort of thing just fine.
> > It can keep track of just about everything you're interested in,
> > and provide summary reports when you want.
> > 
> > The invoicing routines are a bit limited at this stage, but by
> > the sound of it you won't really need much.
> 
> I'm tempted to agree with rbert, but some truth in advertising:
> gnucash does not yet have an addressbook, so you have to track customers
> 'by hand'.    
> 
> In my ideal world, I'd like to see gnucash integrated in with ximian
> evolution for its addressbook capabilities. This would simplify
> checkprinting (you need an address printed on the check), and
> invoicing/billing (where you need an address as well).   With the
> contact-manager part, you could also keep track of random notes 
> about the contact, a to-do list, etc.  Any finally, it would make
> emailing invoices a snap.
> 
> --linas
> 
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