QBXML import

[Andrew Moise]

  Hm, interoperating with a file format certainly *shouldn't* be something
Intuit can simply declare to be prohibited in open source software. If
you're making use of the SDK, you would obviously have to follow whatever
the terms of use of the SDK are, but just reading their data using your own
code is clearly permitted by copyright law.
  Or have I missed something? Do the Gnucash developers genuinely believe
that it would be legally improper to read .qbxml format files, or are they
mainly concerned about Intuit taking legal action against the project?
  -Andrew

On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 7:07 PM, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:

>
> > On Mar 17, 2016, at 3:42 PM, Andrew Moise <andrew.moise at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >  Hi all.
> >  Does gnucash have the ability to import QBXML files? Sorry for what
> seems
> > like a basic question (I'm sure it's answered somewhere), but I couldn't
> > find an answer after poking around with google.
>
> No. GnuCash can import QIF, OFX/QFX, and some CSV files.
>
> QBXML is a proprietary component of Intuit, Inc.'s QuickBooks SDK and is
> subject to distribution restrictions[1] that prohibit its use in
> open-source software.
>
> Regards,
> John Ralls
>
> [1]
> https://developer.intuit.com/docs/0000_about_intuit_developer/0090_legal_agreements/001_intuit_partner_platform_terms_of_service