apps choice for Ubuntu and installation choices [Was: cross-platform virus]

[Derek Broughton]

Alan McKinnon wrote:

> On Saturday 15 April 2006 18:14, Jan Claeys wrote:
>> But GnuCash also allows you to edit things (e.g. invoices) after
>> they have been "booked", which is plain illegal for accounting
>> software you want to use over here.  (Accounting software has to be
>> "approved" by the government.)
> 
> I can see how that would be problematic...
> 
> It's a silly rule though as it's essentially unenforceable. What's to
> stop you - an clued up user - from opening up the back end database
> and changing the entries anyway?
> 
Not to mention that they surely haven't outlawed the use of the handwritten
ledger book.  I could use any software I liked, as long as I could provide
a handwritten transcript :-) I still use Quicken (well, it works under
Wine... I'm sorry, and I'll try to be a better person :-) ) to do my
company books.  I have no doubt it doesn't meet EU requirements either, but
I have to transcribe the important bits for the government at year-end,
anyway.
-- 
derek