Open Xchange Server Source-code Released

d3vi1 writes "Netline, the main developer of Open-Xchange, has just released the GPL licenced version to the masses. The product is mostly known by users because of SuSE's Open-Xchange Server, a product started from "comFire Groupware". Open-Xchange is a groupware suite with WebDAV interface (XML), LDAP, iCal and HTTP(S) support. An Evolution plugin is on the way."

Comments

Re:Why java ?

[Anonymous Coward]

I think the reasons are fairly obvious.

Java is a modern, object oriented, programming language with a diverse and full featured library and language set. It's portable, has a variety of powerful RAD tools available for it, uses constructs familiar to pretty much any reasonably experienced programmer, and forces the use of techniques that ensures readability and maintainability. The built-in garbage collection reduces unnecessary verbosity and leaves programmers with less they have to care about.

C, on the other hand, sucks. And PHP is just a big pile of crap. Unlike Java, C, for example, is just stupid. You'd have to be a total dick to want to program in it. PHP isn't much better, I mean, it was primarily designed for web designers to say "oooooo, look at me, I can program", but actually it's just a giant mound of steaming piles.

When the authors of Open Xchange had the choice, it wasn't easy, but I think they made the right one. There was Java, with its exceptional power and flexibility, verbose perhaps, but with the right tools for today's applications, portability, efficiency, intelligent error handling, modern object orientation, garbage collection, a language you can pretty much apply any of today's proven programming techniques to, and C and PHP, both of which are crap. Given the choice, would you chose C and PHP?

History repeating

[justins]

Meh. This is why I'm putting my money and energy into Exchange4Linux [exchange4linux.org] -- it's a MUCH better Exchange Server replacement than anything else I've tried, and that includes SLOX, Bynari, OGO, Kroupware, Samsung Contact and whatever else I've forgotten.

I eagerly await all the agonizing, cliche OSS moments that will come from this product.

The moment the thing gains enough users that Microsoft becomes aware of its existence. Shortly followed by the priceless moment when they sue or otherwise try to squash the project for trademark infringement. The misguided /. outrage and righteous indignation moment. The inevitable name change. The months of explaining to the confused users where the old project went. And of course, the eventual project oblivion, perhaps becuase of all the legal turmoil, perhaps becuase one of the developers insults one of the other developer's favorite music group in IRC, or calls his girlfriend fat, or something.