actually I wanted to find the discussiong about OSI framework. but got side tracked.
David E Jones sent the following on 11/20/2007 4:12 PM: > > That is very old, and a lot has changed since then, including what > happened to this code base. All of the lower level stuff including the > data structures and GL posting services are part of OFBiz, but the > higher level things such as reports and automated posting mapping > services (from things like invoices, payments, inventory changes, etc) > are all part of the HPL licensed financials component from Open Source > Strategies, part of the opentaps distribution (semi-fork these days, > lots of stuff implemented that doesn't go back into OFBiz). > > For more information you should see their site at > opensourcestrategies.com. The HPL (Honest Public License) is a not an > OSI approved license and has some rather unpleasant terms in it, the > goal being to force contributions or purchase of a commercial license > (just like pretty much all "open source" companies that dual license, > usually with GPL though). The main thing with HPL is that if you make it > available over the internet it explicitly states that this is public > distribution of the software (for more details see the license itself). > > In any case, that is why you're seeing discussion of implementing these > things even though there is an OFBiz add-on that has them, and hence all > of the references to another project that is licensed in terms that make > it hard to build a community around, and that can't be included with > OFBiz, etc. > > -David > > > On Nov 20, 2007, at 4:54 PM, Jim Barrows wrote: > >> So what is the status? Do we have to pay for it? Is it done? i >> would think that in 2 years it would've gotten done by now. >> >> On Nov 20, 2007 4:48 PM, BJ Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Here is and update from couple of years ago. >>> previously there was discussion about the frame work of this. >>> if I did all these out, is there a place on the documentation site we >>> can put them to save a lot of re discussion. >>> >>> David E. Jones sent the following on 9/23/2005 4:16 PM: >>>> >>>> Update: Accounting/GL Now in Beta Testing >>>> >>>> The Open For Business Accounting and General Ledger (GL) application is >>>> now moving into beta testing. Currently, it can support the accounting >>>> needs of most product-retail businesses that use Open For Business, >>>> including: >>>> >>>> * Support for multiple organizations and multiple currencies >>>> * Setting up chart of accounts with unlimited depth >>>> * General Ledger posting for most key business processes >>>> * Financial reports including trial balance, income statements, and >>>> balance sheets >>>> * Screens to create and manage both Accounts Receivable (AR) and >>>> Accounts Payable (AP) invoices and payments >>>> * Screens for managing tax liabilities across multiple jurisdictions >>>> * Administrative features such as periodic closings >>>> * Flexible entry and maintenance of payments and invoice (including >>>> application payments to invoices, etc) >>>> * Export to outside accounting applications (QBXML for QuickBooks is >>>> included) >>>> >>>> This application is fully integrated with the rest of OFBiz, including >>>> ecommerce, Point Of Sales, order manager, and facilities manager. It >>>> drops into your hot-deploy/ directory and runs right away. If you >>>> need >>>> other accounting-related features, such as payroll, it is fairly easy >>>> to develop a plug in for it. >>>> >>>> If you would like to learn more about the GL application, there is a >>>> video from the St. Louis Users' Conference >>>> (http://www.ofbiz.org/VideosConf.html) and an online demo >>>> (http://www.opensourcestrategies.com/ofbiz/demos.php). >>>> >>>> How to Make it Open Source >>>> >>>> The Accounting and General Ledger is developed under a community >>>> funding >>>> model. The idea is to get community funding to help cover the cost of >>>> developing a large, complex application. We think this is a very fair >>>> user-driven model because it can produce open source software with >>>> either a large number of small contributors or a small number of larger >>>> contributors. As an added incentive, those who contribute over $3,000 >>>> can begin to use the application immediately and benefit from all its >>>> features for a fraction of the cost of in-house development. >>>> >>>> We've currently received sponsorship for about half the development >>>> costs ($26,000 out of about $50,000) and require another $24,000 to >>>> reach our goal and release it under an open source license. This means >>>> that we can get there with just eight user-contributors with $3,000 >>>> each >>>> or, alternatively, a hundred contributors of under $250 each. >>>> >>>> -Si Chen >>>> -David E. Jones >>>> >>>> P.S. Special thanks to all who have contributed labor and funds to this >>>> effort, including: Open Source Strategies, Undersun Consulting, Ant >>>> Websystems, Masterfile Corp, and others. >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Users mailing list >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> http://lists.ofbiz.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>> >> >> >> >> --James A Barrows >
