[GNC] Bitcoin is legal currency in El Salvador - why not add BTC?

[Colin Arndt]

Dave,

For what it’s worth, I think the accusations of you using ad hominem and shotgun arguments were more out of line than your original message. I re-read what you wrote after those comments were made and was left scratching my head. I didn’t see those things in the points you raised or the manner in which you raised them. 

I think we all respect the developers’ decisions here and I would ask people not to be so quick to accuse people otherwise. GnuCash is after all an open-source project and open discussion is part of the process.

In my view, this thread has reiterated the strong feelings that Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies raise in supporters and non-supporters *both*. This is why I kept my comments more muted in my earlier message and didn’t advocate for changes to GnuCash. I just didn’t want to wade into the mud. 

Having said that, I have been completely satisfied with the workaround. It’s quite easy to set up and use crypto as securities in GnuCash - I’d really suggest anyone interested give that a try.

Do I need permission from someone in particular to update the wiki as suggested earlier, or can I just go ahead and do it? Afterwards I can post here for review if desired.

Thanks,
Colin

> Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:29:45 +0000
> From: "Dr. David Kirkby" <drkirkby at kirkbymicrowave.co.uk>
> Cc: GNU Cash User <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Bitcoin is legal currency in El Salvador - why not
> 	add BTC?
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> On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 at 16:12, Dustin Henning <gcul209 at mynym.us> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> To be frank, considering all of that makes
>> it look to me like you have an agenda here.  The team has already given
>> you an appropriate answer, and now you are resorting to ad hominem and
>> shotgun argumentation.
> 
> 
> That was not my intention. I will cease the discussion.
> 
> Dave
>