[GNC] Accounting Modules

[Stephen M. Butler]

On 11/27/18 1:13 AM, Geert Janssens wrote:
> Op dinsdag 27 november 2018 00:17:06 CET schreef John Ralls:
>>> On Nov 27, 2018, at 6:35 AM, Stephen M. Butler <kg7je at arrl.net> wrote:
>> The other big issue is that your description of the various modules in a
>> business accounting system is for *big* business. That’s not what GnuCash
>> is designed for and not what the current development team is interested in,
>> never mind (as you point out) capable of supporting. There are a several
>> open-source projects in that space, search the web for “foss erp” to find
>> them. GnuCash is focussed on very small businesses (as in sole
>> proprietorships) and individuals.
> I mostly agree, yet I think many small businesses would benefit from a simple
> inventory management system. My own business would have for that matter.
>
> And while inventory is not strictly accounting it would make gnucash a viable
> option to quite a few extra small businesses. So I'm in two minds with respect
> to inventory support and have been for quite a while. In the past I envisioned
> implementing it myself (reusing certain parts of the existing code and adding
> the missing bits) but for various reasons shifted to other priorities. If
> someone would step in to write it, I would still support the effort though.
>
> Payroll on the other hand is not my cup of tea and likely more targeted at
> larger businesses.
>
> More generally, we can certainly use more hands to carry gnucash forward. So
> Stephen your offer to lend us a hand is highly appreciated :)
>
> Regards,
>
> Geert
>
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dirty in code).  Then we'll take the leap to C++.


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