--- Bob Shaffer <fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Mike Jang said: > > Folks, > > > > While this is getting off-topic, it's based on a key issue for the Linux > > desktop. > > > > Speaking of personal finance software, I gather Bruce Perens who was > > quoted recently as saying he still has a Microsoft Windows computer for > > Quicken and TurboTax. > > > > http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-5202145.html?tag=nefd.pop > > > > I don't think GNUCash really cuts it, but I recognize there are people > > working on the Quicken compatibility / feature issue. However, I don't > > hear any mention of (U.S.) Tax software. > > > > Is there anything on the horizon for a Linux port or some GNU substitute > > for TurboTax? Or do people here who no longer use MS Windows just do > > their taxes with a pencil (or an accountant who probably uses MS > > Windows)? I do, except that I use a pen. I have never quite figured out this fuss that people make about filing their US taxes. It more and more seems like a prestige issue if you use software. In any case, several colleagues and friends have reported glitches in using software like TurboTax. Since there is no knowing what a Windoze program actually does, I rest in peace, with my pen...:-) > > I think this is the last big unscratched itch before Linux can seriously > > penetrate the consumer desktop market. > > > > Thanks, > > Mike > > > > > > I might be taking this even more off-topic, but I remember reading on > winecentric.com that Quicken works well under wine. They have a howto on > their site for getting it working. I wouldn't be surprised if turbotax > works too. There are open source tax programs out there > (http://freshmeat.net/projects/opentaxsolver/ for instance) but I didn't > see anything that interfaced with GNUCash. > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > Bob Shaffer II - Owner/Developer/System Operator - BobShaffersComputer.com > http://bobshafferscomputer.com/ telnet://bobshafferscomputer.com > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover
