diff --git a/index.html b/index.html index 62f1206..55ae86d 100644 --- a/index.html +++ b/index.html @@ -58,12 +58,14 @@ Plain Text Accounting

questions ?

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is there no graphical user interface ? is this only for text fanatics ?
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is there no graphical user interface ? Must I use the command line ?
Not entirely! Just a bit. Decreasingly. GUIs are appearing.

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who is this for ?
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who is this for ?
Techies, power users, and do-it-yourself-ers, for now. If you need a rich GUI providing lots of structure, you may prefer to use something else.

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what are the alternatives ?
-FOSS tools like GNUCash, Grisbi, KMyMoney, proprietary tools like Quicken/Quickbooks, You Need A Budget, online tools like Xero, FreeAgent, spreadsheets, paper accounting. (There are many).

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who is using it, and how ?
+See Who's using Ledger? for some stories.

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what are the alternatives ?
+FOSS tools like GNUCash, Grisbi, KMyMoney. Proprietary tools like Quicken/Quickbooks, You Need A Budget. Online tools like Xero, FreeAgent. (There are many). Spreadsheets. Paper accounting. A bookkeeper.

why is this better than QuickBooks ?
Your data remains accessible. No yearly fees. Free software you can fix and port. Cross platform. Scriptable. Efficient.

how do I communicate with my accountant ?
diff --git a/index.md b/index.md index 5a53207..7d53999 100644 --- a/index.md +++ b/index.md @@ -70,20 +70,24 @@ This simple model makes them easy to understand and rely on. ### questions ? -**is there no graphical user interface ? is this only for text fanatics ?**\ +**is there no graphical user interface ? Must I use the command line ?**\ Not entirely! Just a bit. Decreasingly. **[GUIs](#ui-console)** are appearing. -**who is this for ?**\ +**who is this for ?**\ Techies, power users, and do-it-yourself-ers, for now. If you need a rich GUI providing lots of structure, you may prefer to use something else. -**what are the alternatives ?**\ -FOSS tools like GNUCash, Grisbi, KMyMoney, -proprietary tools like Quicken/Quickbooks, You Need A Budget, -online tools like Xero, FreeAgent, -spreadsheets, -paper accounting. +**who is using it, and how ?**\ +See **[Who's using Ledger?](https://github.com/ledger/ledger/wiki/Who's-using-ledger%3F)** for some stories. + +**what are the alternatives ?**\ +FOSS tools like GNUCash, Grisbi, KMyMoney. +Proprietary tools like Quicken/Quickbooks, You Need A Budget. +Online tools like Xero, FreeAgent. (There are **[many](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_accounting_software)**). +Spreadsheets. +Paper accounting. +A bookkeeper. **why is this better than QuickBooks ?**\ Your data remains accessible.