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The previous author wrote:
         >>>"...since all of our backgrounds are in software, that is where 
a lot of our work lies..."

so I wonder why they wouldn't contribute to the improvement of GnuCash 
instead of provide a thinly-veiled criticism of other developers' efforts?

Well, without being too harsh, "Omphaloskepsis" is contemplation of one's 
navel as an aid to meditation. But I fear it is a different body part that 
their head is too near to be able to even see their navel, and I think the 
departure from the list may be for the best.

For myself, my sincere appreciation and thanks go to the GnuCash 
team.   It's the nature of *many* open source projects that developers 
"have not got the time to add features or fix bugs that are not relevant to 
themselves", and I'm glad they take the time to develop it at all!

JW





At 12:37 PM 4/16/2012, John Layman wrote:
> > They have not got the time to add features or fix bugs that are not 
> relevant to themselves.
>
>I couldn't say if ALL the contributors view the project this way, but even 
>if only some do, it is significant.  Monitoring this list has persuaded me 
>that I made a mistake in choosing GnuCash, despite its being an almost 
>perfect fit for our needs, feature-wise (what it doesn't provide - 
>Web-based time & expense reporting and subcontractor access - we 
>accomplish using FreshBooks.)   I have been looking at other options in 
>the cloud, and at least one is getting near to being a viable alternative 
>to GnuCash.  It is being developed using a professional, agile approach, 
>costs no more than GnuCash, and its developers are savvy enough to know 
>that the customer ain't them.
>
>Our consultancy specializes in general business process improvement, but 
>since all of our backgrounds are in software, that is where a lot of our 
>work lies.  Our clients range from shops with no more developers than you 
>can count on the fingers of one hand to groups ranging up to tens of 
>thousands of employees.  Regardless of whether you're working on launch 
>control software or the most prosaic business app, success is all about 
>process, man.  If your quote above expresses the organizing principle for 
>this undertaking, if your definition of success is truly that narrow, then 
>the project is little more than an exercise in omphaloskepsis.
>
>I am going to discontinue monitoring this list.  It adds a far too 
>depressing element to my day.
>
>
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