GNU Cash may satisfy at least some of your requirements.

A good diet and making time for exercise are huge.

Baxter is a master. Ring is considered his magnus opus.

Yes, this book is the start of the Xeelee sequence

I’ve read through vacuum diagrams and have thoroughly enjoyed it. He has a bunch of other standalone books that are great.

Not only do I use pi-hole, my so called smart TV never connects to the Internet in my household. Hell, I don’t buy any smart devices period.

Vampire$ is criminally underrated.

Thanks!

but date tells me nothing about backward compatibility

The date IS the major/minor version. Knowing when the thing was released is bonus metadata. A lot of people find it useful.