Privacy and passwords

[Ian Lewis]

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.

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

Ian