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<GLOSSTERM><email> rclark@hmc.edu</email> Robin Clark</GLOSSTERM>
<GLOSSDEF>
<PARA>wrote the original <application>X-Accountant</application> in
Motif as a school project, taking it to version 0.9 by October
1997.</PARA>
Motif as a school project, taking it to version 0.9 by October
1997. Although every single
line of his code has been re-written, his name appears as a
credit in almost every file. Such is the magic of copyrights.
</PARA>
</GLOSSDEF>
</GLOSSENTRY>
<GLOSSENTRY>
@ -217,11 +220,16 @@ Motif as a school project, taking it to version 0.9 by October
combobox and arrows would make an even slicker GUI, rewrote the
<application>X-Accountant</application> internals to add
double-entry, an account hierarchy, split out a transaction
mini-engine, add support for stocks, and spiff up the help
menus. This was version 1.0 as of January 1998. Since then, for
version 1.1, the engine was expanded and refined, and the
mini-engine, add support for stocks, and spiffed up the help
menus. That was version 1.0 as of January 1998. For
version 1.1 &amp; 1.2, the engine was expanded and refined, and the
register window code completely redesigned and made mostly
Motif-(and GUI-)independent. Did some prototype OFX work.</PARA>
Motif-(and GUI-)independent.
Linas is now active with Gnumatic Incorporated, a company formed to
enhance and support GnuCash for everyone, from home desktop users
to commercial and professional accountants.
</PARA>
</GLOSSDEF>
</GLOSSENTRY>
<GLOSSENTRY>
@ -230,36 +238,49 @@ Motif as a school project, taking it to version 0.9 by October
<GLOSSDEF>
<PARA>publicized the <application>GnoMoney</application> project widely
and broadly, and then changed its name to
<application>GnuCash</application>. Jeremy created the
gnucash.org web site, registered the domain, got the initial
GTK/gnome code working.</PARA>
<application>GnuCash</application>.
(Actually, put the selection
of the name up to popular vote. Democracy is not
a good way to pick names.)
Jeremy registered the domain name, and created and maintained
the gnucash.org web site for years,
and got the initial GTK/gnome code working.
</PARA>
</GLOSSDEF>
</GLOSSENTRY>
<GLOSSENTRY>
<GLOSSTERM><email> rlb@cs.utexas.edu</email> Rob Browning</GLOSSTERM>
<GLOSSDEF>
<PARA>abused everyone for not using perl, and then after we
added perl support, dumped perl in favor of guile/scheme
support. Rob maintains the build infrastructure, is handling
the whole guile/perl extension language thing, and is dealing
with configuration and configurability.</PARA>
<PARA>abused everyone for not using Perl, and then after we
added Perl support, dumped Perl in favor of Guile/Scheme
support. Rob built the build
infrastructure, hacked the gtk code, and is whacking the file format.
Also, the re-write of reports and statement downloading in scheme,
the g-wrap guile wrapper, and the user preferences.
</PARA>
</GLOSSDEF>
</GLOSSENTRY>
<GLOSSENTRY>
<GLOSSTERM><email> dave@krondo.com</email> Dave Peticolas</GLOSSTERM>
<GLOSSDEF>
<PARA>hacks obsessively on GnuCash. But he can stop anytime he
wants to. Really.</PARA>
wants to. Really.
(As he is now the gatekeeper of the GnuCash CVS tree, be nice to him,
or he may decide to stop hacking in the middle of your patch).
</PARA>
</GLOSSDEF>
</GLOSSENTRY>
<GLOSSENTRY>
<GLOSSTERM><email> grib@billgribble.com</email> Bill
Gribble</GLOSSTERM>
<GLOSSDEF>
<PARA>works magic. If your checks print wrong, blame him. If
you don't like the amount printed on your checks, blame him.
If you don't like your your bank balances, your bank, or your
life, blame him too.</PARA>
<PARA>
is not shy, or softly spoken. So don't be shy if you find a bug in
his code: QIF import, query API and transaction search, check-printing,
commodity and currency support, gtkhtml integration and report printing.
</PARA>
</GLOSSDEF>
</GLOSSENTRY>
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