We have something to gain. If we rewrite the entire application at once, I am quite afraid it will never be completed simply because it is such a big task. Rewriting in Perl gives us the ability to have a useful application while we are working on it. I am sure after 2.0, there may be some cause to re-evaluate this. But we will have to see then how much code there is in the V and C layers (which almost by definition cannot go in the db).
On 1/21/07, Joshua D. Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hmmm ... I would argue that we'll want to move a whole accounting API into > > stored procedures before we start supporting 3rd-party add-ons. Once we > > have > > the SP's, we can open it up for other people's add-ons with the promise that > > financial data will be uncompromised. > > That is what the current plan is :) Ok, to clarify-- allowing third party add-ons, providing some directional support, etc. happens today. However, these are somewhat limited in scope by the factors described above. I would expect this to be something other than an all-or-nothing situation where such add-ons become more practical as we go forward but do so gradually. I think until 2.0 the line is likely to be "these will be supported at some point in the future" but I suppose this only tells half the story. To the extent that it is feasible (and perhaps even beyond that point), I am sure that the community will do it.... > > > In the realm of general structure, I'm uncomfortable with the fact that SMB > > does not have a GL *table*. While there's nothing innaccurate with doing > > the > > P&L on the fly by adding up AR and AP, it's both inefficient and does not > > provide us with a cross-checking layer in the database which would make data > > errors easy to detect and resolve. So I'd like to explore adding a GL table > > to the data model. > > It is on my list to re-evaluate the *entire* model. I think we all are looking at the current model as fundamentally broken. (Anyone disagree?). Best WIshes, Chris Travers ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Ledger-smb-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ledger-smb-devel
