[GLUG-chat] Re: OpenSource -- Accounting Software

[Karl Fischer <kmf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 2006-03-03 at 11:03 +0200, Andre Coetzee wrote:
> <snip>
> > >
> > >Have you tried cubit? I think they have a small license though.
> > > www.cubit.co.za
> > >
> <snip>
> >
> > The problem is that I need OpenSource ( the main reason why we choose
> > Linux ). Microsoft applications is expensive and common.
> >
> > You might as well just get proper Accounting Software on Microsoft and
> > pay ten thousand rand just for a few licenses...not that I will ever.
> >
> Hahahahaha, So what you are saying is that because Cubit runs
> on Linux it isn't "PROPER" accounting software?
> 
> If you ask 9 out of 10 accountants whether they use a Free OSS
> Turbocash (which is a few years OLDER than Pastel) or rather pay R7000 
> every year for something else with payroll - what is the answer?
> 
> Accountants don't care about free or about OSS
> 
> and we need to eat, and if that means we are 'bad' people then so
> be it... (is R146 for telephonic support, all tax/accounting/future 
> version updates etc. expensive or a ripp off?) 
> 
> hey and thanks everyone for all the cool words, yeah i love you
> as well ! 
> 
> if anyone wants to flame me etc. can we move this to glug-chat?
> 
> ;)
> 
> andre

But they care for industry Standards and pretty gui's
???
Honestly ... if Pastel was ported Linux they'll totally own
I'm certain of it.

Karl
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