Hi Sharon, I’m CC this to the list, as I cannot answer it.
Peter — Peter West p...@ehealth.id.au But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.” > On 2 Aug 2021, at 3:09 pm, sc <sc...@impulse.net> wrote: > > Many thanks to Peter and Alan and Geoff for your responses to my question. > So I am now persuaded that it would be wise to upgrade my GnuCash 3.8. > > I am using Windows 7 Home Premium on my Toshiba laptop computer. On the > GnuCash website, it says Version 4.6 is for Windows 8/10. Uh oh, I wonder if > this means my Windows 7 is too old. > For Windows 7 it says Version 3.11. Maybe I'm not all that outdated after > all. > > Am I right in thinking Version 3.11 is the best this computer can handle? > > Again, thank you for responding. Sharon > > On 7/28/2021 2:27 AM, Peter West wrote: >> Hi Sharon, >> >> Open source software is different from commercial software in that there is >> no contract, implied or otherwise, to support your use of one particular >> version of the software. Even with commercial software, there are limits to >> support, as you would have found if you you were running, say Microsoft XP, >> as your operating system. If commercial companies cannot maintain support >> for older versions beyond a few years, so much the less can open source. >> >> 3.8 will continue to do what 3.8 does. But if you attempt something new at >> some time in the future, and run into a problem, when you report it you are >> likely to be told that the problem was fixed in 4.x (or 5.x) and you should >> upgrade. The longer you leave it, the more likely you are to have upgrade >> problems. If your problem has not been seen before, and if it is found to >> exist in the latest version, it is not going to be fixed in 3.8, and you >> will have to live with it. >> >> All in all, it’s a good idea to keep up to date with updates. If you are >> receiving notices of updates, just keep an eye on the list for the following >> 3 or 4 weeks. Problems with the update process and with normal usage will >> surface in that time frame. After a month or so without reported problems, >> you can be confident of the update. >> >> Peter >> — >> Peter West >> p...@ehealth.id.au <mailto:p...@ehealth.id.au> >> “Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.” >> >>> On 28 Jul 2021, at 1:23 am, sc <sc...@impulse.net >>> <mailto:sc...@impulse.net>> wrote: >>> >>> Hello. >>> >>> I successfully transferred from Quicken to GnuCash years ago, with no >>> troubles. I'm a home user, nothing complex. >>> >>> Is there any reason I should upgrade from Version 3.8? Are the changes >>> mostly for business folks or are there changes that a home user would enjoy? >>> >>> Sharon >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> gnucash-user mailing list >>> gnucash-user@gnucash.org <mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org> >>> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >>> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >>> <https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user> >>> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists >>> <https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists> for more information. >>> ----- >>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
