ZDNet: KDE 2.2.1 rivals Windows

[Warren Togami]

Kapital personal accounting software (but not business)
http://www.thekompany.com/products/kapital/index.php3?dhtml_ok=1

There actually is LOTS of larger business accounting software packages
available for Linux and other Unix platforms, but they are very expensive,
proprietary and not very mainstream.  A few months ago I searched the web
for "linux accounting" and found over 20 pieces of software... though none
with free trials.

Vector drawing programs?  Kontour, Sodipodi, Sketch

----- Original Message -----
From: "W. Wayne Liauh" <LiauhW001 at hawaii.rr.com>
To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users" <luau at list.luau.hi.net>
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 8:49 PM
Subject: [luau] Re: ZDNet: KDE 2.2.1 rivals Windows


> For home use, I believe it is actually preferable to use KDE (2.2 and
> above) over Windows.  However, the lack of business applications (mainly
> office suite, accounting software and vector drawings programs) remains
> the main obstacle preventing Linux from being considered a via desktop
> alternative.
>
> I know quite a few members at LUAU think very highly of
> StarOffice/OpenOffice; however, for law office applications, my
> experience is that it is still a large distance from MS Office and
> WordPerfect.  With regard to accounting software, I heard Gnucash is
> quite good, but, just like every Linux project, it is starving from lack
> of financial support.
>
>