[Kde-pim] Kde-pim identities

[Gaffer.]

On Sunday 27 July 2008 15:39, Pier-Olivier Thibault wrote:
> Hi.
>
> While I browsed akonadi's, kmail's and mailody's source code, I
> found outr that the identityManager was used to control the
> identities throughout the kde-pim applications.
>
> While IdentityManager does a great job at managing identities, I
> think we could use identities on a larger scale where Akonadi would
> probably be more suited for this kind of mission.
>
> Identities could be integrated to users more tightly to provide
> more featues for the user. I know that right now the identities are
> only e-mail's related but I think creating a resource to akonadi
> with identities. This way, we could gather more information about
> the user.

I, and I think many users would be entirely against the collection of 
information about users for what ever reason !

> We could gather information about the Wallpapers history, plasma
> widget the most used. The people to which this identity sends the
> most email to.
>
> Integrating it as a resource could give other possibility too. When
> you're in KDM switch for user we could have the same function as
> WinXP that shows how many e-mails have not been read before the
> user log on, How many contacts are online on his IM protocol he is
> using, etc.
>
> The possibility are quite huge and this could mean that PIM would
> start to integrate itself throughout the application which could
> deliver a better experience to the end-user.
>
> I have already started playing with a new resource that could use
> Identity on a larger scale. Before keeping up with the idea, I
> would need some advice.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pier-Olivier Thibault

What you are advocating is one of the reasons that people are dumping 
M$ software.  Users do not want to be spied upon in any way shape or 
form !   If this is the case then you are making a rod for your own 
back and a reason not to use Linux !

-- 
Best Regards:
             Derrick.
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