On 14/10/06 22:09 +0530, Saswata Banerjee & Associates wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > First, I am against the concept of cloning tally. Because tally is a > very unsafe software. We refer to it as a "Time Bomb". > I have explained this in the past on the group, but let me explain again. > > In tally, you can insert an accounting transaction at any point of time > behind in date. It will automatically renumber all vouchers and > documents. There is no trail or any indication showing that it has been > done. Similarly, you can delete an acccounting transaction at any point > of time. Again, no one will be any wiser. In a corporate (or even SME > Segment), this is dangerous as the accountant may manipulate the data > for his own purpose, causing a loss to the organisation. I have made > good money in the past by explaining this to the clients and sold them > our services and moved them to alternate software. > That is precisely why most SMEs like Tally. Accountants like Tally because they can input data quite fast.
> Second, I think we should build web-based software. It is easier to run I disagree. Web stuff is far harder to get right than a plain, simple client/server thing. > (everyone has broadband connection today), easier to maintain (you do > not have to go to the clients office to solve the problem). It is also > more popular platform. An added fact is that it works in case of > multiple branch scenario and also allows owners to see the data from home. > X works for that. > Third, with all respects to Kenneth, there are already existing > accounting software that is good, but not designed for India. The 2 I > like best is CKERP and WebERP. I have used both. Both have some faults > and problems which can be solved. The advantage is that they are stable > software and already used by people. You will need to add a few modules > for taking care of Indian Tax Laws and providing for Indian GAP rules. > It will be much faster than starting from scrap. > I say we use the backends, but put the frontends on regular applications. X is designed to run over the network, and you don't need to bother about the complexities of web apps. For Windows users, there is NX or VNC. > We may even strip down the software to remove things we dont plan to use > (eg. CKERP has a small CRM module). and add things they dont have (Fixed > Asset Register and automatic depreciation computation). Using this > route, with a team of 5 programmers, in 3 months we will be ready to What kind of programmers? Personally, my architecture would look something like this: DB -> stored procs for data insertion/modification/reporting/logging -> application layer API -> GUI frontend. Devdas Bhagat -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
