[Kroupware] Re: General inquiry re. Kolab + Kontact

[Bo Thorsen]

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On Wednesday 02 July 2003 14:27, Cornelius Schumacher wrote:
> On Wednesday 02 July 2003 11:13, Bo Thorsen wrote:
> > > Will the completed Kontact be a drop-in replacement for the Kolab
> > > client so that when KDE 3.2 is ready it can easily connect to the
> > > Kolab server on the LAN?
> >
> > That depends on whether or not someone will fund the port. The
> > kroupware project is a contract with the German BSI goverment office.
> > In that contract there is no commitment to port it to the KDE
> > development branch (KDE cvs HEAD).
>
> Didn't the project require integration into KDE development? Creating a
> dead-end branch doesn't sound like integration.

No, unfortunately it doesn't. 

> > I originally planned to do this in my spare time, since I have
> > thoroughly enjoyed working on this project. But after seven months of
> > debugging this project, I don't have the motivation to do it. And
> > since noone else so far have stepped up to do this, I fear Kontact
> > won't be a full Kolab client in KDE 3.2. I believe the only way this
> > can happen is if someone will fund the port.
> >
> > Sorry to give you the bad news here :-(
>
> That's really bad news. I assume that this means that the Kroupware
> code in CVS HEAD is now unmaintained, right?

No. I'm not leaving the project, I'm just taking something of a break. The 
code I already put in HEAD is my responsibility.

I still want this working for myself - payment or not. But currently the 
itch to scratch is overshadowed by two many gdb/valgrind hours. I don't 
believe in a fully working Kolab client for 3.2. I'm guessing more like 
3.3.

Bo.

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     Bo Thorsen                 |   Praestevejen 4
     Senior Software Engineer   |   5290 Marslev
     Klarälvdalens Datakonsult  |   Denmark
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