[CK-Ledger-users] Re: I want to join Your CK-Ledger project

[C K Wu <ck...@ch...>]

Hi, Jacek,

Thank you for your interest in CK-Ledger.

My background and the general direction of CK-Ledger
is available from a email dated 16 Feb 2002, that I posted
to ck-...@li....  Actually, some
of the targets listed there had been accomplished.
ck-...@li... also carries info
on the latest development.  Notably, Geoff (from Australia)
is testing out the software and provides numerous enhancement
suggestions.  Robert del Huerto (from US) is developing a rental module.

You are most welcomed to put your Polish touch to CK-Ledger.
As to the actual participation process, my suggestions are,

a)    You could developed a sample (English-based) Chart of Accounts
        for a typical Polish company (say, an insurance company).
However, I
        would advise against transplanting the Chart of Accounts from
        your existing or ex-employer.  This would allow you to
familiarise with
        CK-Ledger's logic and php coding.  In terms of actual
programming work,
        it is mainly to provide a polish clone for
.../ck-ledadmin/adminbuild.php.
        However, you would have to consider in detail, the implications
of
        Polish transactional (sales/VAT) tax system, if it is in place
in Poland.
        Once it is tested to be working fine, I'll incorporate it into
the main
        CK-Ledger code as an Polish sample Chart of Accounts.

b)    Next, you could develop Polish translations for CK-Ledger, so the
        user interface can be localised for use in Poland.  Multilingal
support
        is provided by the underlying phpgroupware.  More detail info is

        available from www.phpgroupware.org and
php...@gn....

Hope this answers your query, and you are welcome to join any time.

PS - I am forwarding a copy of this reply to
ck-...@li...,
so others are aware of current development.

Cheers,
CK


Jacek Wolski wrote:

> Hi Wu!
>
> I reviewed your CK-Ledger, and I think this is the project I
> was looking for.
>
> First of all I want a well-structed, cleanly written,
> modular project with database abstraction layer and
> multilingual support - your application matches the
> requirements perfectly.
>
> My primary interest is creation of an open source accounting
> system.
> As a Pole, I think of creation of a system which will hold
> "international accounting schemes" templates, which will
> enable support of Polish law and language.
>
> As to my professional background I work for insurance
> company on HP/UX plus Oracle 8 database environment.
>
> I am strong with Unix scripting, database development and
> optimisation, medium with database design and next to green
> with PHP, yet as I know C well, I think that transition will
> not last to long.
>
> If you are interested please write something about you, and
> about roadmap of CK-Leger project.
>
> Bye
>
> Jacek