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Evolution Bug-Hunt!

Matt Beale writes "Ximian is slated to release Evolution (a mail client for Gnome/Linux) by October 1st. In preperation, they are offering awards for finding bugs in Evolution! A important open project to participate in, AND i can win a palm VII, sweet!" My bug was that it kept crashing ;) October release is ambitious but very cool.

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  1. Better Idea. by PopeAlien · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..It'd be much cheaper if they just used the DMCA to arrest people that find bugs.. Hey, it works for Adobe.

  2. Notes from the bugmaster by luge · · Score: 5, Informative

    Hey! So... I guess I'm going to have a busy day tomorrow :) If you really want to get a good start and be helpful, I'd recommend that you read the Bug Day TODO list before coming by the bug day. We need lots of help- but we also need people who are going to be willing to get their hands dirty in the bugzilla, not just sit in the channel and ask when their pet bug will be fixed.
    So... hope to see you all tomorrow, and hope that you'll be willing to help out in a constructive manner!
    Luis Villa
    Ximian Bugmaster
    P.S. I'll be reading responses, so if you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Thanks!

    --

    IAAL,BIANLY

  3. Re:Important? by Skeezix · · Score: 5, Informative

    Because Evolution is one of if not the premiere Workgroup and PIM free software solution. You can schedule appointments with other Evolution users or with any client supporting the iCalendar standard (Outlook/Exchange, Lotus Notes...). It offers the best integration I've seen amongst mail/PIM suites, and best of all it handles extremely large volumes of mail better than anything I've used. When you get 200+ emails a day, this is a lifesaver. Its Filter/vFolder capabilities are pretty powerful.