Status of gnucash - need for clarification

[Bret Busby]

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.

In clicking on the Downloads part on the left side of the web site home 
page;

"Downloads
  Source code, Windows binary"

the web page at http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/files/ is 
opened, which makes it clear that gnucash is still only at the beta 
stage of development, and is not yet ready to be used by the 
"unsuspecting public".

Could someone please clarify, exactly what is the status of gnucash?

I have been recommending it to people, for use, for a while, and, from 
its official web sites it is not ready to be realeeased, or used, and, 
is clearly not meant to be regarded as anywhwere near stable.

So, please clarify.

Thank you in anticipation.

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Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
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