Re: Playing Accountant

[Derek A. Neighbors]

> Well... it is due to variability in exchange rates.  Purchasing power
> can be quite volatile while exchange rates remain stable.  If the 
> purchasing power of all the currencies changes in the same way, 
> their exchange rate might remain stable.

Not sure what exchange rate has to do with it.  I do admit my original post
included a reference to currency that I think mislead people as to what
I was really driving at which is not currency.

> GnuE software should consider the software models for monetary amounts
> that are used by OMG and other standards bodies you think are relevant.
> The OMG's amount is a combination of a numeric value and a currency code,
> including but not limited to one of the ISO 4217 currency codes.
> http://www.omg.org/cgi-bin/doc?formal/98-12-02

I think Neil started to review these todays.

Derek Neighbors