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| DATE | 2004-04-02 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] NYLXS Press
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http://www.open-mag.com/features/Vol_69/SQL_Ledger/ledger.htm
OPEN SOURCE IN THE
LEDGER DOMAIN
Open Source software for business accounting, is there such a thing? Quicker than you can say Intuit, one such package is catching attention as mature enough for real business use.
by Nancy Cohen
July 30, 2003
What\x{2019}s out there in Open Source for businesses seeking out accounting software? Not a lot. The number of Open Source software applications widely known among non-technical end users for desktop use can be counted on the finger of one hand. Don't be surprised, though, if buzz starts building over SQL-Ledger, a slick Web-based, multi-user, double-entry accounting system, which just so happens to be an Open Source application. For struggling small businesses, an out-of-the box product that can run on Mac, Windows, or *NIX platform and can be acquired without reversing the direction of cash flow is an interesting alternative. SQL-Ledger user Noel Henson is a case in point.
He is the man behind Noel\x{2019}s Lab, a small consultancy and contract engineering service for embedded systems, embedded firmware, and micro-controller-based ICs (integrated circuits). Henson and crew needed an easy to use accounting package. In the search process, they wanted to steer clear of proprietary Microsoft-based systems.
Henson says his looking around was motivated by problems met in earlier attempts to track client invoices and receipt of payments. \x{201C}We initially started using Open Source spreadsheets and word processors (Gnumeric and AbiWord),\x{201D} but then ran into trouble in the process of tracking.
Henson says that since most of the company\x{2019}s \x{201C}product is intellectual property with few expenses\x{201D}, he mostly uses the Invoicing and Receive Payment functions, statement, and open invoice reports. \x{201C}We\x{2019}re still small but growing,\x{201D} he adds, \x{201C}and using more of SQL-Ledger as time goes on. We\x{2019}re pleased that its development is outpacing our ability to utilize all the features.\x{201D}
Over in Manhattan, SQL-Ledger drew the attention of an active organization championing Free Software and GNU/Linux, appropriately called The New York GNU/Linux Scene (NYLXS) , which has mobilized a number of business expos and has a group called 'The Free Software Chamber of Commerce'. Here is where one can find computing professionals on a mission to help businesses obtain their goals of reducing costs and ensuring efficiencies through Free Software.
According to a posting by Ruben Safir of the NYLXS, SQL-Ledger had got the attention of the accounting firm, Rosenzweig and Maffia LLP.
Can SQL-Ledger really supplant proprietary accounting packages? Dieter Simader, the man who developed SQL-Ledger, first explains its beginnings: \x{201C}SL initially consisted of a few scripts put together to keep track of receivables and payables. It was very specialized, linked to an e-commerce site, and served as control software. It saved a lot of time and it had the advantage of making entries from any place where the user could access the Internet.\x{201D}
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