I agree, a good opensource accounts package is needed What's the name of the book? Has anyone evaluated adapting the many available on SF?
-----Original Message----- From: Saswata Banerjee & Associates [mailto:scrapo@saswatabanerjee.com] Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 11:51 AM To: GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] How to program like tally 4.5?
komal wrote:
Guys/Gals,
That should be Guys !
There are girls on LUG
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Let us hope so. However, even if tally comes out with Linux oh sorry Linux/gnu version I am sure it wound not be open source. I think without wasting further time we should start working on good, open source
accounting
package with all the bells and whistle of Tally. Data migration from Tally should be part of that package. As Devdas has already mentioned one of the program avasp is already available. I will concentrate my effort on that.
There are already some good accounting software available. If you need help (my domain knowledge : Accounting, Costing and Business Consulting), please call me on 9819384313. Also have a look at web-erp. It is a good package, though some changes are needed.
I wonder why Indian magazine like Linux For you have not published article on such a promising piece of software. I wish they published how to code in avsap and carry out usability study of it.
There was a quiet good book published a few years ago on how to write an accounting software in vb6. The basics of the logic and pattern has not changed, if we need to build a fresh one, we can use that book as a basis and proceed. It was the only comprehensive book on how to write an accounting software.
I had suggested something along the same line 2 years ago, many nodded their heads and then noone moved with it. (before you ask, I do not have the development skills in Linux to be able to do it on my own).
Regards Saswata