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sorinm writes "The three companies behind the Kroupware Project (Erfrakon, Intevation and Klarälvdalens Datakonsult) announced its successful completion today. This new groupware approach using only Free Software is now available in stable versions under the Kolab brand name. Commercial support on an individual basis is already offered with further support options to come."
There's a lot of crufty stuff in the KDE app-base. There's the KDE media player, NOATUN (Not-run , that's what I always think) some ARTS stuff for sound server (like esd, and others couldnt have fit here) and other basic bitmap apps.
/dev nodes over networks) it's yet another thing that eats up cpu time and does little. Yeah, it provides an archetchure but who wants to use it? It ties your app to kde only. Yuk.
They could have made Gimp a KDE program and forget about all other KDE gfx programs. It already can read a crapload of gfx types, so it's just a gtk=>kde3 port away.
Noatun is a joke. I mean, a SERIOUS JOKE. The few things I'm able to run in it (like say, standard MPEG1 streams) either lags to hell, or promptly crashes. I usually go and install XINE, OGLE, and Mplayer for all my video viewing needs.
And about ARTS, other than network transparency (which is depreciated with the new SMB-UNIX extensions which allow you to mount
The PIM group of apps seem pretty nice, but dont flow together well. Why did they create their own set of office "things" that dont work with anything else (yeah, I know writing a module is trivial). Why not plug in OO instead? It'd be easier that way.
Yeah, Kruft bothers me, but at least it works (kde3 doesnt crash as much as windows....). Still, kde3 goes down sometimes with a sig 11.
Kolab is the sister planet to Kolob. Fellow Kolabians, let's extend a warm handshake of welcome to our brethren the Kolobians.
Take the cheese to sickbay, the doctor should see it as soon as possible - B'Elanna Torres, "Learning Curve"
The development of Kroupware would not have been possible without the wholesale theft of hundreds of lines of code, complete with programmer comments, bugs, and spelling mistakes from the code of "Mighty$oft Office". It is illegal to use this software, and we will shortly be suing you for ONE MILLION DOLLARS (holds pinky finger to corner of mouth). We cannot identify the sections of code in question as they are trade secrets. Additionally all versions of any groupware software developed by any entity at any point in space-time are OWN3D by us. Pay up now, or else.