Hi Adrian, Thanks for the reply! On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 11:36 PM, Adrian Crum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you're only looking for something to run your own business on, then it > might be best to use an off-the-shelf accounting program.
I decided not to do that because 1) I'm an OpenSource guy - I'm not goin to run closed source stuff for this - even less am I going to run windows just for this sake. There is one OpenSource candidate the looks like an "off-the-shelf" but still open source accounting tool, even customized for the german market, "lx-office", but I already hated it after going through the quite misleading installation instructions and see it has many uneven things in usage. 2) Sooner or later, I'll have specific needs (for example connect my timetracking system directly to the accounting, connect CRM, etc. - so I need something extendable. > If you're looking for accounting software that you can offer to clients that > are small businesses, then OFBiz might be right for you. A mixture of what I explained above and this is the reason that brought me to OFBiz. > One thing you could consider is downloading OFBiz, tailor it for use by > small businesses, and then create an easy to install CD. That would be your > value-add and the reason small businesses would hire you. Sounds an interesting Idea - I guess I should calculate some "hours" to get something like that done :) (and that's why I asked about the best way to get started) I could stay with making my first simple calculations with a spreadsheet for the first months, and get into OFBiz. Just, I really have no guess how long it will take to make some simple accouting stuff - as I said, the many possibilities OFBiz has are really overwhelming... with grails I'd say I'd have a first step of what I currently need within 2/3 days. Henning
