[Kroupware] OpenGroupware.org formed through SKYRiX open sourcing its Groupware server

[Ian Reinhart Geiser]

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On Thursday 10 July 2003 08:45 am, Maarten Stolte wrote:
> ugh..as the topic states:
> http://www.gnomedesktop.org/article.php?sid=1210

While this is a repackage of an older project, I have yet to see it work.  
There is a ton of hype behind it but IMHO they have a few disadvantages.   
The big one being the huge database backend.  By using IMAP to store 
information and LDAP to store the config and accounts I think kolab has more 
flexability.   Now advantages we can catch up with quickly.  The webdav 
support is pretty easy with a nano (i think this is the webdav python server) 
and they pyimap code.  Someone with time and energy could duplicate this 
quickly.   Im not sold on the webdav part though over a native MAPI transport 
and datastore like im doing.  The only real advantage for the Gnomes is 
evolution can use it out fo the box.

That being said, they are going to be competition and I think this is a good 
thing as it may force kolab to address its shortcommings (yeah just try to 
upgrade a kolab server... i still cannot without losing email)

These guys have some momentum, but in the end from what I can tell they dont 
have much more than us accomplished already.  Well see, maby this will get 
the kroupare guys developing again!

Cheers
	-ian reinhart geiser
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