Ubuntu for Small Business

[David]

On Sat, Sep 10, 2005 at 09:20:11AM -0300, Derek Broughton wrote:
> John Richard Moser wrote:
> > 
> > George Deka wrote:
> >> 
> >> 
> >>     It really won't.  I use gnucash on a daily basis and it meets most of
> >>     my needs, but Money it ain't.
> >> 
> >> Even if it was money, it does not suffice, money would be good if your
> >> business was tiny, but you need a decent accounting system to suit
> >> business.
> 
> I'm not convinced.  I've always done my small business accounting with
> Quicken, however...
> >>  
> >> true there is sqlledger and quasar
> > 
> > Quasar is purchase-ware with the POS, and the accounting stuff is GPL.
> > I'm very wary about this; there could be a mess.
>  
> SQL-Ledger, otoh, is Free and even a rabid Machead and anti-GPL crusader of
> my acquaintance confessed that his wife, an accountant, considered it
> adequate for business.  It does a lot more than simple accounting too.  But
> it still can't import an OFX file, which imo makes it weak.

QFX? is that quicken?

I've never used quicken or money, so I can't comment, but i've used SQL-Ledger 
for quite a while (although only a small part of it) and I've had zero 
problems. It's got a very active user base and mailing list, which is a good 
sign.

I was under the impression that it was possible to import quickbooks files, 
but I could be wrong.

David.