[Klug-general] Administration software for schools

[Mike Rentell]

Yes, the price of useful admin software for windoze is a serious drag on 
organisations with little budget. I run the finances of a small 
international society which is a Company Limited by Guarantee so our 
finances need to be spotless for legal audit, Only Sage fits the bill 
and we cannot afford the support fees so the learning curve was a bit steep.

It would be good if I could use GnuCash but it is a bit limited and I am 
nowhere near smart enough to program the extra membership management 
features I would like to see in it. I would be prepared to work with a 
team of volunteers who can add in some necessary useful features.

Mike R
in Folkestone


George Prowse wrote:
> Stuart Brand wrote:
>> Well there's a simple answer that, don't use it :)
> 
> I think that was the whole point of his response - they *have* to. It is 
> no different to any other industry with things like Sage, Word, Excel 
> and IIS all being forced upon people as an expensive and often inferior 
> industry standard.
> 
> Take my girlfriend who is a vet from New Zealand, most clinics use 
> something like "vetcare" or something for their patient records and 
> detailed database but her current job decided they didn't want to pay 
> the exorbitant price so they created their own. The only problem is that 
> when new or locum surgeons come they have difficulty understanding it at 
> first.
> 
> George
> 
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