Different vision lead to split ('fork') of TurboCASH and start osFinancials
August 15, 2006, The Netherlands

Differences in vision regarding rights, future plans and infrastructure, recently lead to a split ('fork') into Open Source Accounting project TurboCASH. The total Dutch development team resigned and is going forward as osFinancials. This new project is home based in Stichting osFinancials Foundation.

Jan Verlaan, chairman of the foundation said that the last 3 months were used to reach a higher level of stability. From pilot projects we run at several companies we got proof that we succeeded in this.

The first release contains all functionality that you expect from an accounting system. Debtors and creditors, general ledger, cash-book, stock control, invoicing, comprehensive reports, XML import/export, email functionality but also multi-user, point of sale including barcode scanner en cash drawer connection, integration with osCommerce, the leader in e-commerce web shop software.

Users have the ability to create up to 9999 ledger accounts, 999 sub-ledger accounts and 10 bank accounts. In combination with 1.000.000 debtor and creditor accounts, 1.000.000 stock items, companies and organizations can grow without concerns about their accounting system.

Accountants and bookkeepers will also profit from this release, they are able to store and maintain unlimited client administrations, can easily exchange data with their clients or directly login into the clients dataset.

The osFinancials Foundation is an independent organization acting as a non-profit public benefit corporation, with the following goals:

Provide the Small and Mid market community access to good accounting software at minimum costs

Maintain and improve the osFinancials product further under the GNU/GPL license

Establish services for active users and developers of osFinancials

Developing of software and training, deliver lecture, advice and publications

Establish funding that serve the foundation’s goals and cover the expenses

 

 



Andere visie leidt tot afsplitsing TurboCASH en oprichting osFinancials
15 augustus 2006, Den Burg

Verschil in visie met betrekking tot onder meer rechten, toekomstplannen en infrastructuur, heeft ertoe geleid dat onlangs een afsplitsing ('fork') is ontstaan van het open source boekhoudprogramma TurboCASH. Het betreft het gehele Nederlandse ontwikkelteam dat de overstap heeft gemaakt en zelfstandig onder de naam osFinancials verder gaat. Het nieuwe project is ondergebracht in de Stichting osFinancials Foundation.

Jan Verlaan, voorzitter van de stichting zegt; “de afgelopen 3 maanden is hard gewerkt aan het programma om de gewenste stabiliteit te verkrijgen. Uit de pilotprojecten bij enkele zakelijke gebruikers blijkt dat we hierin geslaagd zijn.”

De eerste release omvat alle functionaliteit welke je van een boekhoudprogramma mag verwachten. Debiteuren en crediteuren, grootboekrekeningen, kasboek, voorraad, facturen, uitgebreide rapportage, XML import/export, email functionaliteit maar ook multi-user, kassasysteem incl. barcodescanner en kassalade connectie, integratie met osCommerce de leider in e-commerce webwinkel software.

Gebruikers hebben de optie om tot 9999 grootboekrekeningen, 999 sub-grootboekrekeningen en 10 bankrekeningen aan te maken. In combinatie met 1.000.000 debiteuren en crediteuren rekeningen, 1.000.000 voorraad artikelen kunnen bedrijven en organisaties doorgroeien zonder zich zorgen te maken over hun boekhoudprogramma.

Accountants en boekhouders profiteren ook van deze release, zij kunnen een oneindig aantal cliënt administraties bijhouden, via email de data uitwisselen met hun cliënten of direct inloggen bij de cliënt.

De Stichting osFinancials Foundation is een onafhankelijke stichting, die als een non-profit organisatie, voor publieke doeleinden opereert.
De stichting heeft ten doel:

Het bevorderen van gebruik van Open Source Automatiseringspakketten.

Zij tracht dit te bewerkstelligen door middel van de ontwikkeling van pakketten, ontwikkelen van trainingen en geven van lezingen, adviezen en publicaties.

Het oprichten van diensten voor actieve gebruikers en ontwikkelaars t.b.v. osFinancials

Het onderhouden en verbeteren van het bestaande osFinancials product via een publiek toegankelijk source code systeem onder de GNU GPL licentie

Het verwerven en instellen van fondsen en inkomsten welke ten goede komen aan de doelstellingen van de stichting en tevens de stichtingskosten dekt.

De wereldwijde internet gemeenschap toegang geven tot osFinancials software.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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