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Attendees

• Ben, Felipe, James, Jordane, Tapan

Key Notes

Architecture

• Platform independence: Java / XML as the base, do not focus on J2EE
• Very few MFIs use Linux (mostly 98, 2000, XP) but MANY are considering Linux

Accounting

• Bottomline: GnuCash was the preferred accounting package
• GnuCash engine seems the right decision: very modular and powerful
• Short term: use GTK port. Long term: integrate a Java front end
• James explained his diagram: http://www.tech.gfusa.org/MOAPS/moap_gnucash.html
• Fig1: Engine
• Fig2: Mo-Ap: it uses a different data store, to store MFI-specific data
• Tapan noted that we should think of GNUCash as a self-contained accounting system
• Always XML!!!
• How tight should be the integration between accounting (GNUCash) and portfolio management? Most branches might need both on the same location. The protocol / middleware should be defined later.

Use Cases

• Not enough time to discuss it.
• Document is on wiki. (include link here)

Misc

• Due to the problems we had today, do not enable voice on the next Yahoo Messenger conferences.
• We agreed to meet every month (time TBD) and deliver weekly status report

Action Items

• Extend the Use Cases into a Spec for the portfolio system, Tapan, Sep 15th
• Review use cases, Team, ASAP (deadline for Sep 5)
• Data Model (Draft), James, Sep 20
• GnuCash research / Determine how tight is the integration between GNUCash’s GUI and engine, James
• Data Model of Sanghamithra (draft), Jordane, Aug 26
• GnuCash, XML, J2EE Integration, Felipe, Jordane, Sep 5
• Research a way to track action items (wiki?), Felipe, Sep 29

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