“It’s a modern phenomenon. Personal computers are rapidly
becoming common household items. As they become more and more a
part of our everyday lives, computers are increasingly being used
for tasks that until recently were kept track of with pen and
paper.”
“We’re talking about your home finances: your checkbook, your
stock portfolio, and your taxes. The PC has been a great boon to
home financiers planning their futures. And most of the software
being used by these home financial wizards is running on Microsoft
Windows. As Linux starts to make it’s way out of the server
room and into the home, it is important that the programs for
everyday computing are available for these potential new Linux
users. In this article, we’ll look at the state of home finance
software for Linux and try to determine how far along these Linux
programs are in delivering a commercial quality product.“