I mean http://oser.sourceforge.net/
> <quote who="Kevin Saenz"> > > > the other day I saw a new group trying to develop an open source server > > that is capable of doing the same functions as exchange > > There's... > > Kolab <http://kolab.kde.org/>, a project run by a number of German > companies, publically funded. It's the glue between existing high-profile, > high-quality FOSS projects such as Postfix, Cyrus, OpenLDAP, Apache, etc. > It does not provide a MAPI (Exchange-compatible) interface for Outlook > clients, but there are proprietary plugins available and FOSS projects > working on it. It appeals to me because it's based on stuff I already know > and trust. It leans more towards a messaging solution than 'groupware'. > > OpenGroupware.org <http://www.opengroupware.org/>, a new project based on > the released code of a proprietary product by SKYRIX Software AG. Their > product was failing, so they released it under an open source licence, and > cynically attached themselves to OpenOffice.org's glory. :-) To confuse > matters, there's a proprietary MAPI server interface available for it, and > proprietary MAPI client interfaces for the proprietary MAPI server > interface. 8) The non-proprietary bits will still allow you to connect to > it with the Evolution Exchange connector though (which uses Exchange's DAV > bits). OGo doesn't appeal to me greatly, because it's written in Objective > C (which is not a popular language in the FOSS world), and will take some > time to turn into a true FOSS project. It has all the trappings of an old, > badly maintained proprietary product unleashed on the snobbish and more > particular FOSS world. ;-) It leans more towards 'groupware' than > messaging. > > That's my analysis anyway. > > - Jeff -- Regards, Kevin Saenz Spinaweb I.T consultants Ph: 02 4620 5130 Fax: 02 4625 9243 Mobile: 0418455661 Web: http://www.spinaweb.com.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
