Closed source tools should not be promoted here.

On Wed, 13 May 2026 at 07:06, cashdera <[email protected]> wrote:

> I understand the concern.
>
> To be clear, I am not claiming that Cashdera is FOSS. It is not.
>
> I am saying that Cashdera is free to download and free to use. Users do
> not pay anything to install it, run it, import a GnuCash book, or use the
> included analytics features.
>
> The software is still early and may have bugs.
>
> If the objection is simply “closed source tools should not be promoted
> here,” that is a fair community rule to discuss. But please don’t turn that
> into a claim that I am misleading users.
>
>
> On 5/12/2026 11:01 PM, Elliot Graham wrote:
>
> Share the source code and I don’t think anyone will have an issue.
>
> Sharing a closed source product you clearly want testers for, while
> claiming it’s ‘free’ but also stating everytime it’s a ‘beta’ is so obvious
> what you intend to do
>
> On Wed, 13 May 2026 at 06:52, cashdera <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> If you have tested Cashdera and found a technical issue, I would
>> genuinely like to hear it.
>>
>> Useful criticism would be things like incorrect import results, wrong
>> balances, wrong income/expense classification, performance problems, or
>> confusing UI.
>>
>> But so far this thread is mostly about assumptions around intent and
>> licensing, not about whether the software works correctly.
>>
>> I am happy to discuss real technical feedback.
>>
>>
>> On 5/12/2026 10:40 PM, Patrick James via gnucash-user wrote:
>> > "It depends on what the definition of is is"
>> >
>> > Please remember we all can read your license and messages.
>> >
>> >> On 05/12/2026 10:20 PM PDT cashdera<[email protected]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> No one is being fooled.
>> >>
>> >> Cashdera is free to download, free to install, and free to use. Its
>> >> analytics features are free to use.
>> >>
>> >> I am not claiming that “free to use” is the same as FOSS. I am only
>> >> correcting the false implication that Cashdera is a paid product.
>> >>
>> >>
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