When Will OSS Financial Apps Catch Up?

RomulusNR asks: "One sticking issue preventing small groups such as small business and nonprofits from wholly migrating to Linux, or even open-source application software, is the sub-adequate feature scope of accounting applications. QuickBooks is the standard, easier for non-technical people to learn, and is free or extremely cheap for nonprofits, and comes built-in with nearly every tax form and chartered accounting reports imaginable. Open source software seems like a natural fit for nonprofits, but if they can't fulfill their legal financial obligations with it, it's a non-starter. Add to that the fact that most people are not terribly tech savvy, and some have spent a lot of time learning the few aspects of QuickBooks that are most relevant to them; retraining on a totally different app is not a practical endeavor. Is there any hope that the field of OSS accounting apps will catch up to the practical needs of those who would theoretically best benefit from them?" The linked article is from Newsforge which, like Slashdot, is owned by OSTG.

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GNUCash: The Game?

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This isn't an answer to the question but is probably a necessary first step for gaining developers.

I read this too quickly and thought it said gaming developers. Just imagine: GNUCash as a first-person shooter! Battle the evil Dr. Overdraft and his mutant zombie army of Auditors! Rescue the voluptuous Ambrose Fairfax and her small business from Prince Evictor of the Landlords! Gather strength, wisdom and accountancy weapons (paper shredder, etc.) and maybe a tax lawyer or two!

Okay, enough. It's old already.