I evaluated Ximian about three months back. I downloaded, installed and even paid them for it.
The software is not free or open source - not even in parts (the license is here http://support.ximian.com/cgi-bin/ximian.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_refno =020318-000005) There are two products: Ximian Connect and Ximian Evolution. Neither of these replaces MS Exchange. Evolution replaces Outlook for many functions (does not provide shared folders). Ximian Connect allows Ximian Evolution to talk to MS Exchange (and supports shared folders thru exchange). AFAIK, Evolution is free but Connect is not. That costs $69 per copy and you still need a license to Microsoft Exchange CAL (which btw costs $69 more and has outlook bundled free). So, Ximian is neither free as in beer nor as in speech. (and it is something that you buy over and above Outlook not as a substitute to it !!) With Warm Regards Tarun Upadhyay Induslogic Inc. 4th Floor, Picadilly House 276, Capt Gaur Marg, Srinivaspuri Delhi 110065, India. P: +91.11.5170.9070 x 5353 F: +91.11.5170.9071 C: +91.9811.535353 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.induslogic.com > -----Original Message----- > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > i.org] On Behalf Of Tarun Dua > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 1:29 AM > To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list > Subject: RE: [ilugd] Re: Office Depot Aids Monopoly{This is > not a troll} > > On Mon, 2003-08-18 at 09:59, Tarun Upadhyay wrote: > > I will bite (and change my email client) if somebody can show me an > > email client that can talk to MS-Exchange (and yes, I do need those > > shared folders and shared calendars !!) and please do not get me > > started on why I need shared calendars integrated with my email > > client. If you have never used, you will never understand it. > "Ximian Evolution" Suite ( available for Linux ) provides > both server side as well as client side. The whole suite is > not open source, however. This offers complete compatibility > with MS-Exchange both on server side as well as client side.( > Please verify this - thats what I last heard about it ) As > far as shared calendering/shared folders is concerned I know > quite a few Webmail type solutions apart from evolution > (which is quite like > MS-Exchange) on Linux provide that type of groupware. > Have you searched Sourceforge for available solutions on > shared calender/folders/groupware etc. > -Tarun Dua > -- > http://www.tarundua.net > Nothing you ever wanted to find about Tarun Dua > > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > _______________________________________________ ilugd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
