By comparison with linux/dselect, FINK does not upgrade just as often. This results into dead end situations like the one you described, which occur, I now realise, not only for gnucash but also for the other packages. We are, of course, talking about binary distribution. I am not going back to source distributions, compiling, patching, dependency checking and time wasting, as I simply do not have the time. I would rather donate for specific improvements, as I would donate to a charity. I think this problem is shared among open source projects, and thus the economics of it need to go back to the drawing board. I think the best approach is to consider a project like a not-for-profit business, with developers on one hand, users on the other, and the source code in between. Users who want a certain feature, describe the feature and put money for it, on condition that the resulting code will remain open. Developers watch into the various requests, and depending on the topic, the amount of money, and their own time, decide whether to take on the job. Being a not-for-profit business, I think it would need to be registered, so that charity givers can deduct the expense, and charity takers can get paid tax free. I am not sure of the exact formula, as different countries have different corporate and tax laws.
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