[Bug 416216] [NEW] Can't Take Seriously

[John Bradley Bulsterbaum]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: gnucash

Hypothetical Scenario: house gets raided by authorities, they take your
computer, then find upon it GnuCash and a 'transfer' into your account
that's really just a starting balance, with no history of that transfer
corresponding to your material or electronic documentation. Here is this
bug labelled 'invalid',
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnucash/+bug/321326, however I
know to well that GnuCash is dropped from all serious consideration (and
I would have promoted it too, and people listen to me on computers: have
already been converted MS desktops to X/Ubuntu) from those not idiotic
enough to think 'minor' details like that don't matter; mere ability to
enter information in the description while the program's default data
will still indicate the balance is from a transaction on the date of
entry, which is another bug, because the program data shows a
transaction on that day, when it is not.

For any serious user GnuCash would need to have the capability to edit a
starting balance, and leave no date of 'transaction' (label the data as
rather the 'starting balance data input' or something like that, meaning
the same), unless said user wants to input his/her entire banking
history with that account (usually a non-option, no?). I know (I hope)
GnuCash's programmers aren't actually contending with serious projects,
but 'invalid' details like these should be taken seriously when
pertaining to money program on any computer, for legal reasons and
user's sake. Fix this critical bug and I would likely love to not only
promote the program, but encourage people (and myself) to support the
efforts. It is supposed to be a solution to Linux's void of a personal
finances (as in money management) program, right? If so, it needs to be
serious about detail that will likely matter to users: one of which is
proper designation and input/presentation of data.  Otherwise details
like these--I plan to carefully hunt around for more problems because of
this neglect--make GnuCash a total nonstarter.

Also, I realize the language above sounds harder than possibly needed: I
don't mean to be overly critical, but constructive; I say this for
understanding that programs are, for some, often their coders' babies
and pride, and that negative criticism can be taken as an attack. Thanks
much for the work, though as said, I won't be taking this seriously for
stuff like this, for now, but use cautiously, and searchingly.

** Affects: gnucash (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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