Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Mon, 6 Dec 1999 21:56:31 -0500 (EST)
From:      Brett Taylor <brett@peloton.runet.edu>
To:        Nik Clayton <nik@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: What wouldn't you use FreeBSD for?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912062154560.10104-100000@peloton.runet.edu>
In-Reply-To: <19991206184950.A97213@kilt.nothing-going-on.org>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Hi Nik,

On Mon, 6 Dec 1999, Nik Clayton wrote:

> I'm trying to produce a list of applications you'd use FreeBSD for, and,
> for balance, I need a list of types of applications that FreeBSD doesn't
> cut it at yet.

> Finance -- we've got spreadsheats, but nothing like Quicken, MS Money,
> or QuickBooks.  Apps like Gnumeric aren't there yet for the home user.

Well, depending on what you need to do, cbb (in ports) works great as an
account balancer.  No, it doesn't have _everything_ Quicken or Money has,
but I've found that I could enter and balance my checking account faster
using cbb than my ex-gf w/ Money.  YMMV.

Brett
*****************************************************
Dr. Brett Taylor         brett@peloton.runet.edu    *
Dept of Chem and Physics			    *
Curie 39A	(540) 831-6147                      *
Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics		    *
Walker 234	(540) 831-5410			    *
*****************************************************



To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSF.4.10.9912062154560.10104-100000>