Re: [SLUG] Difficulty level for a beginner?

From: Paul M Foster (paulf@quillandmouse.com)
Date: Sat Mar 12 2005 - 10:44:22 EST


On Sat, Mar 12, 2005 at 08:54:20AM -0500, Joe Brandt wrote:

>
> >Hacking Linux itself is not for the faint of heart; it's generally much
> >simpler and easier to let the pros hack Linux and give you the new
> >versions of their software. Coders not working on Linux itself usually
> >scratch their own itch (I'm slowly working on a replacement for
> >Quicken). But since it's Open Source, you're welcome to hack Linux
> >itself anyway.
> >
> How would you get deep enough into Quicken to make a clone that would
> use Quicken's native file extensions?

"Replacement", not "clone". I don't plan to use Quicken native files.
All Intuit has to do is change the spec, and you're screwed. It's a
moving target. I do, however, plan to be able to read QIF files in order
to import them into my program.

Paul
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