On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 05:54:44PM +0100, David Goodenough wrote: > There is a problem. They want to assign a secret ID to each piece of software > and so if you say it is open source they then refuse to allocate an ID as it > will not be secret. I have raised this with the cabinet office digital dept, > and they acknowledge that this effectively bans open source which is against > official government policy. They are trying to get this changed.
Especially since the 'secret' ID in most closed source s/ware is not secret at all, it is just hidden - a string/something constant in a large binary file. I doubt that it would remain unknown for very long if someone could be bothered to try to find it. Something that DVD Jon would prob do in his sleep. So I wonder what the real point of it is. It cannot be a data validation issue - I don't think that even HMRC are stupid enough to assume that because the file comes from a 'trusted' program that it is thus OK. I think that it is more compliance, they have, for whatever reason, decided that we must all use an accounts program and want to enforce it. -- Alain Williams Linux/GNU Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer. +44 (0) 787 668 0256 http://www.phcomp.co.uk/ Parliament Hill Computers Ltd. Registration Information: http://www.phcomp.co.uk/contact.php #include <std_disclaimer.h> _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
