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Evolution 1.0 Released

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the lookout dept.

jdavidb writes: "I pulled up the Ximian redcarpet updater this morning and discovered that Evolution 1.0 is finally available! Now Outlook can start facing some serious competition, although there's still a long way to go. (Evolution does not yet emulate all the Outlook viruses, of course, nor does it integrate with Exchange Server.)" Here's Ximian's full announcement. Update: 12/03 14:59 GMT by T : Nat Friedman of Ximian points out that they're offering a software extension which does allow integration with Exchange 2000. There's good story on the new iteration of Evolution at NewsForge, too.

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  1. Knowing slashdotters.. by Faulty+Dreamer · · Score: -1, Troll
    this will get hailed as the next great step in computing, after they are done trashing and belittling IT.

    C'mon guys, get some perspective here.

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  2. Ximian Connector by reaper20 · · Score: 3, Troll

    This sounds like the true Exchange solution many of us are looking for - It is proprietary and closed though.

    Before the flamage on Ximian begins, let me just say, that the businesses that this product is for have already invested in closed source software, so I think its a great idea to finance Evolution this way.

    Great job guys, keep it up!

  3. Not bad so far by generic-man · · Score: -1, Troll

    I managed to snag the 1.0 release this morning just before the Slashdot effect brought the server to its knees. I have to admit that although I've been a KDE fan before, Evolution is pretty slick. Its file browser is like nothing I've ever seen before, a true marvel of the power of open-source. Its mail client, unlike Microsoft Outlook, is very easy to use and secure. It is a true marvel of the power of open-source.

    I believe that this is the most significant release yet. Evolution 1.0 will do for open-source what the Segway has already done for the field of personal transportation.

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  4. Re:Offshoots by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Yeah, I heard that your mom chomps on huge evolution cock!

  5. Windows port? by Fucky+Badger · · Score: 0, Troll
    I'd love to try Evolution, but my computer isn't powerful enough to run Linux and GNOME.

    Some of us don't have 1GHz/256MB computers.

  6. Filter suggestion! by Fellgus · · Score: 0, Troll

    When will there be a filter on slashdot to weed out all news from the trying-to-make-linux-look-like-windows dept.? For me, and for a lot of the people I study and work with, OutLook was never a serious alternative to the MUAs we use (such as Pine, VM, Gnus etc). What is the "news for nerds" in a OutLook-a-like MUA?. It's not stuff that matters :(

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