[GNC] gnucash-user Digest, Vol 261, Issue 18

[Chris Skudder]

Interesting idea overall. Being able to connect with other capabilities 
is interesting, but only if it's totally optional, and does not degrade 
GnuCash's current focus on, and excellent solution for, simple 
debits+credits accounting and reporting.

Commenting on one specific part of this - moving GnuCash to a web 
application:
Speaking for myself, I would be BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED if GnuCash were to 
become a web application, and cease to be an installed software.
Why:
- I would never be comfortable with my personal financial info on 
someone else's server, or over the network. EVERYTHING online has been 
hacked: Dept of Defense, telecom companies, Microsoft, the list is 
endless and grows by the day ... and we only know about a PORTION of the 
actual hacks because many have not been discovered, and many not publicized.
- web applications are never as fast or clean as installed software.
- the login process and delays inherent in that, are a terrible part of 
the "user experience" in QB online, having been forced to use it for 
years as treasurer of a church.
- I hate losing control of when I upgrade to the next version, and what 
I keep.

Thanks for listening.

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On 12/12/24 12:00, gnucash-user-request at gnucash.org wrote:
> Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:00:53 +0000 From: Blake McBride 
> <blake at mcbridemail.com> To: "gnucash-devel at gnucash.org" 
> <gnucash-devel at gnucash.org>, "gnucash-user at gnucash.org" 
> <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> Subject: [GNC] Integration with a large 
> business management system Message-ID: 
> <l0S_AjRbCngMH91zfYiFk5AVrzh3MywYus2IMPLtx6OnDkN-xQXy160O_lGfy--KbK_3nawzO2E6cAATMGgHTWnihnblwBJbNKODwLIdSH4=@mcbridemail.com> 
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Hello, I am the architect, 
> owner, and one of the developers of the Stack360 web-based business 
> management system described at stack360.io It supports: - human 
> resources - applicant tracking - CRM (sales management) - customer 
> management - project management - worker time tracking - customer 
> invoicing - employee benefits - and more The system does not support: 
> - general ledger - accounts receivable - accounts payable - financial 
> reporting Stack360 is primarily built on Java, SQL, HTML, JavaScript, 
> and web services. Stack360 was made open-source, and a book was 
> published about its internals about a year ago. Due to a lack of 
> interest and the amount of effort it takes to maintain an open-source 
> system with nearly daily enhancements, it was dropped as an 
> open-source project. It is being used commercially. It seems clear to 
> me that there is tremendous potential synergy between GnuCash and the 
> Stack360 system, as each contains critical functions lacking in the 
> other. Being a tech guy and, apparently, being unable to make a 
> commercial success out of the system, I would like to: - release it as 
> open-source (again) - interface it with GnuCash On the negative side, 
> I have very little financial or time resources. With regard to 
> open-sourcing the system again and linking it with GnuCash, given 
> significant time resource investment by others, or financial resources 
> that can free up my available time, I am happy to re-release my system 
> as open-source and assist where possible. (In addition to the 
> technologies used by Stack360, my own expertise also includes C and 
> Scheme but not C++ or GTK. I am also the author of the open-source web 
> development framework described at kissweb.org and object-oriented 
> extension to C located at https://blakemcbride.github.io/Dynace/) 
> (Although not required, not something I am pushing, and depending on 
> GnuCash's architecture, I would think it may not be too hard to move 
> GnuCash to a web application.) Just sharing some thoughts and seeing 
> if there is any interest. Thanks! Blake McBride blake at mcbridemail.com