There are a number of existing accounting projects. Some of these are listed under <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_accounting_software>.
**If your project isn't listed here, feel free to add it!**
These projects will be evaluated for suitability and/or adaptability. We
have an [[template you can use|ExistingProjects/EvaluationTemplate]] to
evaluate these projects to the UseCases we've collected so far.
## List of projects under evaluation
* [[ExistingProjects/ERP5]]
* Contacted
* Template filled in by Yusei
* [[ExistingProjects/ERPNext]]
* Contacted
* Evaluated by Joar
* [ERPNext's strange would-be copyright assignment policy is problematic](https://github.com/webnotes/erpnext#copyright-for-contributors)
for various reasons; bkuhn has [raised the issue on the ERPNext Developers' Forum](https://groups.google.com/forum/?_escaped_fragment_=msg/erpnext-developer-forum/jfsURU8Ew9A/HVDX1z3vvkgJ#!msg/erpnext-developer-forum/jfsURU8Ew9A/HVDX1z3vvkgJ).
* [This issue has now been resolved](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/erpnext-developer-forum/jfsURU8Ew9A/Ejz_J_otzDQJ)
* Updated by Rushabh (ERPNext)
* [[ExistingProjects/GNUCash]]
* Evaluated by Joar
* Confirmed as reasonable by someone in the GnuCash IRC channel.
* The developers have been reached in an effort to solve this issue.
* [[ExistingProjects/OpenPetra]]
* The linux client has not been a focus of the OpenPetra developers, and as of 2013-11-25 with the setup described in <http://www.pokorra.de/2013/11/install-openpetra-on-linux/> it crashes intermittently for various reasons.
* [[ApacheOFBiz]]
* Contacted
* As a user: Due to OFBiz's apparent lack of documentation, e.g. <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBENDUSER/12.2.6+Reports>, the evaluation has been discontinued.
* [[ExistingProjects/Kuali]]
* Contacted
* As a developer: Discontinued due to the opacity of the Kuali organization.
* [[ExistingProjects/Bookyt]]
* Contacted
* Replied to my inquiriy about help with evaluating Bookyt but has not contributed any evaluations so far.
* As a user: The project seems to be in an early state, if anyone would like to spin it up and try it you're welcome.