On Apr 29, 2013, at 11:25 AM, Graham Leggett <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 29 Apr 2013, at 7:28 PM, John Ralls <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Because Gnucash isn't that kind of a program. It's an accounting program, >> the exact domain for which SQL was invented. "Basically Available, Soft >> state, Eventual consistency" are all anathema to accountants. > > Really? I am still waiting for one client's accountant to "eventually" pay > me, and I will "eventually" capture those invoices piled on my desk. > >> Would you want your bank to treat your account that way? > > My bank does treat my account this way. If you pay me now, I'll "eventually" > get the money, maybe in two hours, maybe in two days, maybe 7 days if you > gave me a cheque. > ;-) Regards, John Ralls _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
