[Klug-general] Administration software for schools

[Mike Rentell]

Well, I tried ledgersmb, downloaded it and descended into dependency hell.

The package requires Perl (got that), PostgreSQL (installed that) Apache 
(installed that) but it failed on perl-Smart-Comments. Downloaded that 
but that failed installation due to missing perl-base >=2.5.10.0. 
However I have already got perl-base version 5.8.8-12.2 on board.

Baffled!

MikeR

Laurence Southon wrote:
> Mike Rentell wrote:
>> 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.
>>
> Who told you that about Sage? The people who sold it to you?
> 
> There is a lot of bookkeeping software out there, and most of it is both
> cheaper and more user-friendly than Sage. Some good online SaaS services
> as well. Sage's ubiquity is a triumph of marketing over usability.
> 
> Ignore ICAEW accreditation. If you look into that it's no better than
> paid advertising.
> 
> If you want true Open Source take a look at www.ledgersmb.org. All you
> need is a Linux machine to run it on.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> LS