Ok, so we still want to build this.. only better :) On Nov 20, 2007 5:12 PM, David E Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > >
-- James A Barrows
