Gabriel Sean Farrell on 17 Mar 2008 12:28:46 -0700 |
On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 01:37:09PM -0400, Art Alexion wrote: > Some stuff — TurboTax, for instance — may become Linux, but it will never be > Open Source, nor will there be an open source alternative. The tax rules > change drastically once a year, and sometimes there are changes throughout > the year. You need accountants in the development team to produce a > realistic product. It costs a lot of money to produce and keep up to date. > There are other programs geared toward certain industries that are like this. You're right, but I read this paragraph as a challenge. I bet there's a business model that could produce open-source tax software. Something with a focus on related services, maybe? Or it could be maintained by the government, or a non-profit association of accountants. ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
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