Chandler 0.1 Released

kolchak writes "Very promising news is Chandler 0.1 (the Open Source PIM) has finally been released. 'While we are still very early in the design and implementation process, we intend for this 0.1 release to make us a more fully open project. We have made the release available for download, opened up our bug tracking database, and opened our source code repository.'" This is Mitch Kapor's attempt to offer an alternative to Microsoft Outlook, especially to small (under 100-person) organizations, last mentioned in December.

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Re:Something to See

[maxpublic]

I downloaded this 14MB file and was excited to see it. I opened it up and began thinking about how miserable it looked and performed. I fully understand this is a .1 release however, in the commercial world .1 releases are usually internal developer only builds. This is what the majority of the world is used to. Even developers grumble when they see tubby and slow applications even at .1 releases.

Well, this ain't the commercial world. If that's what you want then dump Linux, load up Win2000, and stop yer whining. If it pains you to see a 0.1 release, *then don't download it*. But implying that it shouldn't be released, or that it shouldn't be available to those who do want to check it out is something you don't have any business saying. It's rather apparent by your statements that you've missed the entire point of open source software altogether.

Like I said, if it isn't for you don't use it. Period.

OS X took all of these problems and simply focused on providing one distribution, that had one window manager and no requirement for compiling code to get functionality. Open source OS's need to do the same.

No, they don't. If that's what you want then Linux isn't for you. Keep on using Windows, or OS X, or whatever makes your little heart quiver with joy. But in terms of OSS it's clear you don't have the first fucking clue.

It really isn't for you. At all.

Max