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

[Blake McBride]

Have you ever used pgAdmin4?  It is a web app but runs locally, and is fully functional.  All of your data is completely local.  It really blurs the lines between a local app and a web app.  The advantage of it is that it can run either way.  See https://www.electronjs.org/  (not pushing it or recommending it; just pointing it out)

Blake





On Thursday, December 12th, 2024 at 2:37 PM, Chris Skudder <CSkudder at earthlink.net> wrote:

> 
> 
> 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
> 
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