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 - [[!wikipedia GNUCash]] - Wikipedia
 - <http://www.gnucash.org/> - Project homepage
 
-Actually not named "GNUCach" but GnuCash although it is part of the GNU Project.
+Actually not named "GNUCash" but GnuCash although it is part of the GNU Project.
 
 ## Technical
 
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 ### Comments
 
 Josh Berkus: from my perspective, this has all of the drawbacks of ledger-cli, without the advantages.
+
+<a id="evaluation"></a>
+## Evaluation
+
+### Evaluation of [[Reporting|UseCases/GeneratingReports]] UseCases
+- [[Trial Balance Report|UseCases/GeneratingReports#trial-balance]]: Yes
+- [[Bank Reconciliation Report|UseCases/GeneratingReports#bank-reconcilation]]: Yes
+- [[Chart of Accounts|UseCases/GeneratingReports#chart-of-accounts]]: Yes
+- [[Cash Disbursements Journal|UseCases/GeneratingReports#cash-disbursements]]: Yes
+- [[Income Report|UseCases/GeneratingReports#income-report]]: Yes
+- [[Expense Report|UseCases/GeneratingReports#expense-report]]: Yes
+
+### Evaluation of [[Reporting|UseCases/GeneratingReports]] UseCases for Fund Accounting
+
+Can each of these reports be generated, confined to a specific temporarily
+restricted asset type?
+   
+- [[Trial Balance Report|UseCases/GeneratingReports#trial-balance]]: FIXME
+- [[Bank Reconciliation Report|UseCases/GeneratingReports#bank-reconcilation]]: FIXME
+- [[Chart of Accounts|UseCases/GeneratingReports#chart-of-accounts]]: FIXME
+- [[Cash Disbursements Journal|UseCases/GeneratingReports#cash-disbursements]]: FIXME
+- [[Income Report|UseCases/GeneratingReports#income-report]]: FIXME
+- [[Expense Report|UseCases/GeneratingReports#expense-report]]: FIXME
+
+### Evaluation of [[Fund Accounting|UseCases/FundAccounting]] UseCases
+
+- [[Fund-only View|UseCases/FundAccounting#fund-view]]
+- [[Funds as part of whole org View|UseCases/FundAccounting#fundless-view]]
+- [[Ignore Funds for operations|UseCases/FundAccounting#fundless-view]]
+
+### [[UseCases/Collaborating]] evaluation
+- [[Simultaneous Editing of Ledger|UseCases/Collaborating#simultaneous-ledger-edits]]: FIXME
+- FIXME: Other uses cases need rewrite.
+
+### Evaluation of [[Double-entry Accounting|UseCases/DoubleEntryAccounting]] UseCases
+
+- Does the system implement pure double-entry accounting?
+
+### Evaluation of [[TrackingDocumentation|UseCases/TrackingDocumentation]] UseCases
+
+- Does the system [[link up to external documentation|UseCases/TrackingDocumentation#document-link-up]]?
+
+- Does it have a [[the ability to explore transactions via documentation linkage|UseCases/TrackingDocumentation#document-link-explore]]?
+
+### Evaluation of [[Handling multiple currencies|UseCases/MultiCurrency]] UseCases
+
+- Does it support the concept of
+  [[a single functional currency|UseCases/MultiCurrency]], while still
+  permitting multi-currency entries?
+
+### Evaluation of [[draft transaction|UseCases/DraftTransactions]] UseCases
+
+- Does the system allow
+  [[generally for draft transactions|UseCases/DraftTransactions#draft-general]]
+  that can be later approved before officially being posted to the books? 
+
+### Evaluation of WorkFlow UseCases
+- Is a [[specific workflow dictated by the system|UseCases/WorkFlow#workflow-dictated]] ?
+- Is a [[the workflow configurable|UseCases/WorkFlow#workflow-configurable]] ?
+- [[Unaccrued Invoice|UseCases/WorkFlow#unaccrued-invioice]] ?
+
+### Evaluation of the [[Reading and Reporting API|UseCases/ReadingAPI]]
+
+FIXME: This is assessment of what the API for manipulating the accounting
+data does, so I think it's tough to do it as a list of questions.
+
+### Evaluation of the [[Storage API|UseCases/StorageAPI]]
+
+FIXME: This is assessment of what the API for storing the accounting data
+does, so I think it's tough to do it as a list of questions.
+
+### Evaluation of the [[Community Health|UseCases/CommunityHealth]]
+- Is the [[license both determined as Free Software by FSF and OSI-approved|USeCases/CommunityHealth#license-approved]]?
+- Is the [[license GPL-compatible||UseCases/CommunityHealth#gpl-compatible]]?
+- Does the project
+  [[require assignment of copyright or a CLA to get code upstreamed|UseCases/CommunityHealth#no-cla-for-profit]]?
+- How many
+  [[active developers/companies contribute to the project||USeCases/CommunityHealth#dev-count]]?
+     * If there aren't many, how hard would it be to take over the project if needed?
+- Is there good [[developer documentation|UseCases/CommunityHealth#dev-docs]]?
+- How easy it to [[engage as a developer with the community|UseCases/CommunityHealth#dev-welcoming]]?