On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 3:56 PM, John Hasler <[email protected]> wrote: > David writes: >> This is why I do not think you should target the same market as >> shrink-wrapped proprietary accounting software. I'm not trying to be >> facetious, and I certainly don't mean to dismiss Free Software. I'm >> just saying it caters to a different market segment. > > I have an acquaintance in the Chicago area who would love to move all > his clients from QuickBooks to LedgerSMB. Both he and they would be > quite satisfied to have him handle installation and customization and he > is comfortable with Latex. He can't do it, though. They all need > payroll. > --
I think David presents my point more succinctly than I am capable of. At some point the project must define it's market by narrowing it's scope. Except to add that payroll is a separate issue: seeking payroll experts with apache/perl skills willing to work for free. That's a tall order. Gerald. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;226879339;13503038;l? http://clk.atdmt.com/CRS/go/247765532/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Ledger-smb-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ledger-smb-devel
