[plug] RE: Looking for Small Business Accounting package for linux

[Buddrige, David]

Some links relating to accounting software for small businesses under linux
that I have found are:

http://www.cs.cuhk.hk/pub/Linux/apps/financial/accounting/!INDEX.html
http://www.cs.cuhk.hk/pub/Linux/apps/financial/accounting/banal-0.06.README.
html

regards

David.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Matthew Tippett [SMTP:mtippett at ticons.com.au]
> Sent:	Sunday, January 03, 1999 3:54 PM
> To:	smilie at emusys.com.au
> Cc:	slug at spectrum.com.au; linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au
> Subject:	Re: Looking for Small Business Accounting package for linux
> 
> > Now, this could be say SCO based, or Java.. (Preferably native linux of
> > course).. As long as I can run it on linux.
> 
> Don't know of any of the top of my head.
> 
> > (My only other option at this stage is to run MYOB under wabi/wine.
> BLEAH)
> 
> It almost works under wine :)
> 
> > Basically.. what I need feature wise is what is in MYOB with payroll and
> > inventory.
> 
> Inventory would be a hard one.
> 
> > I know there are some accounting packages around, especially US ones..
> but
> > I am worried that they will be too large and complex for a Small
> business,
> > or not have the required features especially Australian specific things.
> >
> > (Especially relating to tax and payroll issues)
> 
> I think GnuCash holds lots of promise on this role.  Looking at what MYOB
> does
> it shouldn't be too difficult to simulate almost all of that
> functionality.
> If they are always reminded about internationalisation then things could
> be
> improved.
> 
> Anyway, sorry I can't help, but have a close look at GnuCash and egg the 
> developers on.  
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Matt
> 
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