Have you ever used pgAdmin4? It is a web app but runs locally, and is fully functional. All of your data is completely local. It really blurs the lines between a local app and a web app. The advantage of it is that it can run either way. See https://www.electronjs.org/ (not pushing it or recommending it; just pointing it out)
Blake On Thursday, December 12th, 2024 at 2:37 PM, Chris Skudder <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Interesting idea overall. Being able to connect with other capabilities > is interesting, but only if it's totally optional, and does not degrade > GnuCash's current focus on, and excellent solution for, simple > debits+credits accounting and reporting. > > Commenting on one specific part of this - moving GnuCash to a web > application: > Speaking for myself, I would be BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED if GnuCash were to > become a web application, and cease to be an installed software. > Why: > - I would never be comfortable with my personal financial info on > someone else's server, or over the network. EVERYTHING online has been > hacked: Dept of Defense, telecom companies, Microsoft, the list is > endless and grows by the day ... and we only know about a PORTION of the > actual hacks because many have not been discovered, and many not publicized. > - web applications are never as fast or clean as installed software. > - the login process and delays inherent in that, are a terrible part of > the "user experience" in QB online, having been forced to use it for > years as treasurer of a church. > - I hate losing control of when I upgrade to the next version, and what > I keep. > > Thanks for listening. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > On 12/12/24 12:00, [email protected] wrote: > > > Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:00:53 +0000 From: Blake McBride > > [email protected] To: "[email protected]" > > [email protected], "[email protected]" > > [email protected] Subject: [GNC] Integration with a large > > business management system Message-ID: > > l0S_AjRbCngMH91zfYiFk5AVrzh3MywYus2IMPLtx6OnDkN-xQXy160O_lGfy--KbK_3nawzO2E6cAATMGgHTWnihnblwBJbNKODwLIdSH4=@mcbridemail.com > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Hello, I am the architect, > > owner, and one of the developers of the Stack360 web-based business > > management system described at stack360.io It supports: - human > > resources - applicant tracking - CRM (sales management) - customer > > management - project management - worker time tracking - customer > > invoicing - employee benefits - and more The system does not support: > > - general ledger - accounts receivable - accounts payable - financial > > reporting Stack360 is primarily built on Java, SQL, HTML, JavaScript, > > and web services. Stack360 was made open-source, and a book was > > published about its internals about a year ago. Due to a lack of > > interest and the amount of effort it takes to maintain an open-source > > system with nearly daily enhancements, it was dropped as an > > open-source project. It is being used commercially. It seems clear to > > me that there is tremendous potential synergy between GnuCash and the > > Stack360 system, as each contains critical functions lacking in the > > other. Being a tech guy and, apparently, being unable to make a > > commercial success out of the system, I would like to: - release it as > > open-source (again) - interface it with GnuCash On the negative side, > > I have very little financial or time resources. With regard to > > open-sourcing the system again and linking it with GnuCash, given > > significant time resource investment by others, or financial resources > > that can free up my available time, I am happy to re-release my system > > as open-source and assist where possible. (In addition to the > > technologies used by Stack360, my own expertise also includes C and > > Scheme but not C++ or GTK. I am also the author of the open-source web > > development framework described at kissweb.org and object-oriented > > extension to C located at https://blakemcbride.github.io/Dynace/) > > (Although not required, not something I am pushing, and depending on > > GnuCash's architecture, I would think it may not be too hard to move > > GnuCash to a web application.) Just sharing some thoughts and seeing > > if there is any interest. Thanks! Blake McBride [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
