There is an open source Linux accounting package called gnuCASH
<http://www.gnucash.org> It uses Scheme.

Development is phenomenal (see first quote below), but gnuCASH needs
REBOL or something AREXX like.

I forwarded some REBOL info to the gnuCASH crowd (i.e., Carl
Sassanrath's message about Scheme and REBOL). 

There is interest, but also concern about conflicting licenses.

Could someone else jump in here? 
Please include Robert Graham Merkel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I doubt that he is subscribed to  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Stanley Long
Anchorage, Alaska





-------- Original Message --------
Subject: downloads yesterday.
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 10:59:13 -0700 (PDT)
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sourceforge.net is showing 2271 downloads yesterday, making it the top
download for yesterday by 600.  

Jeremy, any numbers on the official site?

rob 

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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [REBOL] Andrew, you beast! - GC too tidy? Re:(6)]
 Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 19:46:37 +1000 (EST)
 From: Robert Graham Merkel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
 To: Stanley Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
 CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 References: 1 , 2

Stanley Long writes:
 > Dave Peticolas wrote:
 > > 
[ - - - BIG SNIP - - - ]
 > > 
 > > So you are a REBOL programmer? I have never used that language.
 > > How does it compare to other scripting languages?
 > > 
 > > thanks,
 > > dave
 > 
 > Dave, just one more REBOL email coming your way, 
 > then go look at <http://www.rebol.com>
Stanley, 

   Interesting as REBOL may or may not be, it doesn't appear to be
free software.

Snipped from the REBOL/Core license:

You may not remove from the Software or alter or add to its copyright,
trademark and other proprietary rights notices contained in the
Software. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the
Software.

That doesn't sound like free (open source) software to me.
Unfortunately, if it's not free, we can't use it as part of gnucash.

Please correct me if my understanding of the situation is incorrect.

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