[Kroupware] scope of the project

[Bo Thorsen]

On Sunday 27 October 2002 15:38, Lukas Smith wrote:
> > From: kroupware-admin@mail.kde.org
>
> [mailto:kroupware-admin@mail.kde.org]
>
> > On Behalf Of Matthias Kalle Dalheimer
> > Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 3:30 PM
> > To: kroupware@mail.kde.org
> > Subject: Re: [Kroupware] scope of the project
> >
> > Am Sunday 27 October 2002 15:24 schrieb Lukas Smith:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am wondering if the project also aims to enable web developers to
> > > integrate their applications into the Kroupware "world".
> > >
> > > Like being able to extend web mailers and web calendars to also
>
> handle
>
> > > invites to meetings etc.
> > >
> > > If yes how far is this work? Any ETA?
> > > Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > This is not in the scope of the Kroupware project. Which of course
>
> doesn't
>
> > preclude anybody from implementing this in their respective web
>
> mail/web
>
> > calendar applications.
>
> Any pointers on where I should look to be able to do something like
> this?

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so I guess you have to look at the kmail/korganizer/kaddressbook sources.=
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shouldn't be too difficult since all components use standard iCalendar=20
implementations.

> Also could you give a rough estimate how hard/time consuming something
> like this would be?

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components, you have a *very* big job ahead of you. If you already have a=
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calendar that uses iCalendar (or vCal), notes, mail (IMAP) and addressboo=
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(vCard), it shouldn't be difficult to start setting up the stuff. We are =
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using any exotic technologies in this project but are "simply" putting th=
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pieces together.

Bo.

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