From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 3 23:11:34 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: ports@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19EFA16A407 for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 23:11:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from supraexpress@globaleyes.net) Received: from MX1.ll.net (mail.globaleyes.net [209.131.230.155]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E001213C441 for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 23:11:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from supraexpress@globaleyes.net) Received: from [10.0.0.5] (unverified [209.131.254.158]) by MX1.ll.net (Vircom SMTPRS 4.35.480.11) with ESMTP id for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 16:59:37 -0600 X-Modus-BlackList: 209.131.254.158=OK;supraexpress@globaleyes.net=OK X-Modus-Trusted: 209.131.254.158=YES Message-ID: <459C3552.70708@globaleyes.net> Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:59:30 -0600 From: User1001 User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20061221) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ports@freebsd.org X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Request new Java-based finance application be added to FBSD ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 23:11:34 -0000 jGnash is a java-based "personal finance manager" using either single or double entry transactions that is open source and covered by several GPL/BSD licenses and one "free to use/redistribute" license (for Foxtrot component). I am not trying to promote jGnash as better than any other financial (or FBSD finance ports) application, but it does work, obviously requiring Java, and appears to have no commercial or proprietary encumberances. jGnash is not currently offered as a FreeBSD port. While I am not volunteering to be a port maintainer, I am submitting this problem report to request that jGnash be given consideration for inclusion in the FreeBSD finance ports. http://jgnash.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page http://jgnash.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/jGnash:About http://jgnash.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/jGnash:FAQ Test Environment: FreeBSD FreeBSD2.LocalNET10 6.2-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-PRERELEASE #1: Wed Dec 27 00:34:05 CST 2006 jdk-1.5.0p3_6 Java Development Kit 1.5.0 linux-sun-jdk-1.4.2.12 Sun Java Development Kit 1.4 for Linux