On 05/12/16 03:06, james wrote: > On 12/04/2016 06:49 PM, Robin H. Johnson wrote: >> On Sun, Dec 04, 2016 at 11:07:59PM +0000, M. J. Everitt wrote: >>> I gather both Quickbooks and Sage have a more modular approach to >>> "proper" accounting software applicable to small and large >>> businesses. I >>> know my mother used Quickbooks in the past with good success and the >>> support of her accountant, but Sage is known to be equally >>> accessible. I >>> would imagine there is an appropriate version for not-for-profit or >>> charities, perhaps you can seek advice with the person(s) already >>> contacted for accounting/finance purposes?! >> Our CPA (Yes, we do have one) only recommends QuickBooks, but has used a >> variety of other proprietary systems (none of which he recommends at >> all!). >> >> The catch is that either Quickbooks or Sage would be a violation of the >> social contract's libre-licence dependence clause. >> >> Ledger HAS filled most of our needs thus far, but lacks in reporting and >> some automation: >> - I'd love to automatically generate lots of depreciation >> entries, but can't yet. >> - Something to anonymize private information in some entries, so that >> the actual Ledgers can be published for transparency. >> > > All of that is routine and easy with GNUcash.... > > > hth, > James > > > Grabbing the bull by the horns here, any willing/able volunteers to aid robbat2 getting ledger ported to gnucash and up-to-speed maybe? I can't really volunteer as I'm not good with finance esp. not US and have one too many pans in the fire right now...! :)
For zlg's benefit .. I wasn't advocating re-writing the social contract (yet) just questioning whether that may be an unhelpful constraint in quite an important process, but I sit corrected in that there are libre solutions to this issue in use in similar environments .. so we just need to transition .. 2c50 !
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