----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher James Lahey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Mon, 18 Jun 2001, Sergio A. Kessler wrote:
>
> > well, then please consider it for 2.0
> > anyway, if you stick with libdb, sooner or later you will have to change
> > the format...
>
> Well, not necessarily. We can continue to use libdb 3.1 forever if we
> choose. I do understand your point here. However, it will be backwards
> compatible according to the Sleepycat folks.
the sleepycat folks have a *very* poor track record about backwards
compatibility...
[...]
> > ps: and ideally, the addressbook should *completely* separated from
> > evolution; sure, for 2.0
>
> Could you explain why you think so? Evolution addressbook is really not
> tied very tightly to evolution as it is. It's extremely easy to access
> the addressbook database, even while evolution is running. I hope that
> other apps will start to use the evolution addressbook even while it's
> part of evolution.
it should be gnome-addressbook, not evolution's one, IMO.
I should be able to enjoy the addressbook from any gnome program
without the need to install or use evolution.
it should be packaged separately as gnome-addressbook
(or something like that)
(note that this is a minor and very different space problem than the
final format of the addressbook)
/sergio
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