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Accounting Systems on Linux?
cuebei asks: "OK, Slashdotters -
let's talk accounting systems for small-mid sized businesses. With
the popularity of Linux servers running various e-business services
such as web, directory, mail, commerce, etc, it only makes sense for
Linux to become a more mainstream platform in the business
world. One of the areas where I can foresee Linux being used
extensively is in the area of accounting. Linux is both reliable and
scalable, two key requirements for any accounting package. So who uses
Linux for HR/Accounting? What options are out there? Open-source or
commercial? If you were starting your own business and standardized
on Linux as a platform, what accounting package would you use and why?"
Our company uses Oracle and Siebel for that. It completley sucks balls though
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This question brings up the single most overlooked topic regarding the acceptance of Linux as a mainstream business platform. I'll state it as a hypothetical question:
"When my accounting system suddenly fails without notice, effectively putting my business OUT OF BUSINESS immediately, WHO DO I SUE?"
Until this question can be answered in a positive way, Linux will be relegated to the backend, and sorry to say, non-critical systems such as web servers and the like. A business' bottom line IS their bottom line, period.
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