Tracking Money in Savings Account

[Mike or Penny Novack]

>
>As "new blood" I'd like to get some indication that there are developers
>willing to add 'personal finance manager' type functionality to the product,
>for example TAGS or future forecasting, before investing time in writing
>specs.  I do not wish to appear in anyway ungrateful, I have free access to
>a really fantastic product supported by people who are clearly dedicated but
>if the majority of those making the decisions and really in control are
>going in a particular direction there is little point me or others like me
>trying to change things.
>
>Please be reassured that my intentions are positive and not meant in anyway
>as a criticism; I'd just like to know whether I'm pushing at an open door or
>running head first at a brick wall.
>  
>
No, I don't think a wasted effort.

 From the point of view of a (potential) developer (but one who could 
wear other "hats" too) let me say that USER SPECS are the place to 
start. Too often what users are asking the developers is "give is this 
or that" WITHOUT being themselves willing to expend the time/effort to 
properly define this or that. In the real world from which I came THAT 
part of it. getting a well defined specification for what this "thing" 
is supposed to do under ALL conditions and how it will be tested to 
ensure that it does at least 1/4 of the entire project.

It may also be the case that once users have specified "I want to be 
able to do THIS" (with "this" clearly defined) we can say "but you 
already CAN use GnuCash to do that -- just not  the way you were going 
about it (the facility was present; just not where you thought).

Michael