The EMACS ledger-mode code is maintained as a completely separate project on Github. There are a few other big projects that are highly coupled but independently maintained.
On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 23:24 Martin Michlmayr <[email protected]> wrote: > * Will Middleton <[email protected]> [2019-03-10 06:31]: > > I wonder if it makes sense to merge the progress from > > https://k.sfconservancy.org/NPO-Accounting/npo-ledger-cli > > < > https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fk.sfconservancy.org%2FNPO-Accounting%2Fnpo-ledger-cli&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEp2069OybTvmdiQ2z6NN5VNroc7A > > > > to the GitHub repository? > > I'm not sure this makes sense. The repo contains a guide on how to > use ledger for non-profits, including a proposed tagging mechanism. > It's not something that needs to be part of the ledger repo, though. > > > Anyways, I have only recently started maintaining my own code on Github, > > never contributed to a project. > > What is the protocol here? > > Fork the codebase and start working like bkuhn did here > > *tree/next/contrib/non-profit-audit-reports* or start a new repository? > > It depends. If it makes sense for your contribution to be part of the > repo, you can fork and send the changes back (via GitHub pull > request). But not everything needs to be part of the repo. If it's > an independent effort, you can just have your own standalone repo. > > > I have* attached a deep chart of accounts * *fund_accounts.dat* with > > codes that I created but I am hesitant to start using it as it seems > > a bit verbose > > Are the codes made up or do they refer to anything specific? (i.e. are > there pre-defined codes, e.g. defined by the IRS or someone) > > > I am not yet too familiar with the MetaData Tagging "tags" but perhaps > > these can be used to show Program Level and/or Grant Related Revenues > and > > Expenditures. > > Yes, they can. There are two different philosophies: one is to put > such kind of information in the account name itself; the other is to > have a simple chart of account and put the rest into metadata. My > impression is that the professional accounting world prefers a simple > chart of accounts. > > If you look at bkuhn's tutorial, you'll see that he uses the Program > tag to specify some meta information. > > -- > Martin Michlmayr > https://www.cyrius.com/ > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ledger" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Craig, Corona De Tucson, AZ [image: missile_flyout] enderw88.wordpress.com -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ledger" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
