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Open Source Microsoft Exchange Replacements?

Posted by Cliff on from the worthy-projects-requiring-dev-attention dept.

Carl Farrington asks: "Do you think you could try to raise public awareness of the importance for an open source replacement for Microsoft Exchange (Outlook/MAPI compatible for shared/public folders). Current offerings are SuSE Linux Groupware Server, Communigate Pro (Stalker Software), Samsung Contact (ex. HP OpenMail) all of which are not open source / free. Kroupware is in development, but there will be no Outlook Connector for it. otlkcon is in slow development as a possible connector for Kroupware. There is also OSER (Open Source Exchange Replacement) which again looks like it needs more help. Is there any chance of getting some people to back this stuff? It's so important and is probably the major problem facing Linux as viable replacements for Win2000 servers." While this seems to be a question that keeps popping up in one form or another, it's always worthwhile to come back and point out alternatives, in development, that might need your help to get off the ground and running. So, if you're looking for an alternative to Exchange, would you be willing to contribute some time to one of the projects listed above? If you've been using Unix as an Exchange replacement, what did you do and how well has it been working?

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  1. phirst phuck! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    1. Re:phirst phuck! by Uber+Banker · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. first post aholes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fist post

  3. Blizzard is doomed! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    A bunch of the important Blizzard folks are quitting. Unhappy with their corporate environment, or just time for a change?

    And, anyone notice that in Warcraft III: Frozen Throne, in one of the arctic levels of the undead, if you kill a penguin you get a Ring of Superiority? Killing linux = superiority!?

    1. Re:Blizzard is doomed! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Hello,

      Thank you very much for writing in. We always pay close attention to customer feedback and do our best to address any concerns as quickly and as appropriately as possible. The program you are inquiring about was considered a derivative work containing elements of Blizzard Entertainment games, and the program's name was deemed confusingly similar to Blizzard Entertainment trademarks. Accordingly, the developers of the program were requested to cease distribution until the program's name changed and until the elements infringing Blizzard's intellectual property were removed.

      Blizzard retains all ownership and intellectual property rights to its games (including but not limited to titles, computer code, themes, objects, characters, character names, concepts, and artwork), and the company does not permit the use of its intellectual property or the creation of derivative works based on its intellectual property without authorization.

      We hope this information further clarifies anything related to the matter that you might have had concerns about. Please feel free to visit the "frequently asked questions" section of our Web site at http://www.blizzard.com/inblizz/faq.shtml should any similar concerns arise. Thanks again for writing in; we appreciate hearing from you, and we look forward to seeing you on Battle.net.

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  4. YOU FAIL IT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You missed it by two minutes, you phuckwad.

  5. Re:Insightful?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Insightful?! Freakin' mods are on the crack weed!!!

    Now you see the reason for Meta Moderation, if all goes well, the person that mod-ed it up, will...dun dun dun...Never Moderate again, <Evil Genious Laugh> ha ha ha</EGL>

  6. Give up root every three seconds. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ba domp pish!

  7. *Raises Hand* by RaisinBread · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I'm semi-qualified. . .
    • Knows PHP (not a pro, but decent).
    • Knows mySQL (again, decent).
    • Graphic Design Skills.
    • Holds a fair chunk of contempt for MS and their sub-standard software.

    We can post a bunch of really great ideas and cute comments here . . . but I thought the idea was to assemble a team!

    I'm not a super-hacker OSS dude, but I'll contribute if someone (who is really qualified) gets something together.

    Count me in!

  8. Ach! Mein Modpoints! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yeah

  9. Re:Communigate by Jellybob · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Intellimouse... no. I much prefer the Logitech cordless optical sat on my desk, which fits in the hand perfectly.

    However the MS natural keyboard, now *that's* a piece of hardware. I'm sure I'll get bombarded with comments about how it only deals with one ergonomic feature, when it shoud deal with 42 and a half, but I like it, and other people can type on it without too much trouble.

  10. Re:Communigate by leonbrooks · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    I'm sure I'll get bombarded with comments about how it only deals with one ergonomic feature, when it shou[l]d deal with 42 and a half

    Wrong. You'll get bombarded with comments about how it just plain sucks.

    It's horrible enough with two hands, but if you switch to one hand you have to travel an extra half mile each time you change sides, and you have less choice for multi-key input (Ctrl-Y, for example). It doesn't solve any ergonomic problems, it just gives Mr Billion-dollars-a-month-profit another chance to charge exorbitant amounts of money for a uniquely broken keyboard.

    Thanks, I'll stick to my AUD$9 AOpen keyboard (to say nothing of an AOpen optical mouse which cost 1/2 as much as the Microsoft equivalent, and they threw in an extra wheel) until someone comes up with something which makes switching worthwhile.

    --
    Got time? Spend some of it coding or testing
  11. Re:Communigate by Mikeytsi · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I was a fan of the strategic commander myself, it was great for playing Alice once I got everything mapped the way I wanted it. I've still got it, I just haven't had a real compelling reason to plug it back in lately. (Although I should see if I can hot-key a bunch of Starcraft things to it,....)

    --
    I've been called a "Fucking Dick" by better people than you.
  12. what's wrong with people getting paid by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just don't understand so many here that slam microsoft or any other company that tries to make money off their investments.

    I have to wonder, are there any other professions that love to prostitute themselves for free the way programmers do? When's the last time we saw some open source medicine from the chemists and pharmacists of the world.

    So many of you complain here about a lack of jobs and a bad economy etc, but you also bitch about people trying to make money when they do work. If it weren't for companies like Microsoft that exist to make money, America wouldn't be the wealthy country it is today.