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Evolution installer for Win32 Released

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the reach-the-singularity-faster dept.

markybob points out that an unofficial Win32 installer for Evolution has been released, writing "Of course it's GPL, so have fun and spread it around!" From the site: "Evolution is an incredibly versatile email/calendar/PIM that took the Linux world by storm a few years ago. It has been called an 'Outlook replacement' by every tech site from ZDNet to InfoWorld. Evolution played a major role in allowing the Linux desktop to move into the enterprise by giving being able to connect to Microsoft Exchange Server and schedule/accept Microsoft Outlook Meetings. Here's a screenshot of how it handles meeting invitations sent by Outlook."

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  1. Finally by mnemonic_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Windows users can try out the open source take on Microsoft Outlook 97.

    1. Re:Finally by ObsessiveMathsFreak · · Score: 5, Funny

      Just without full Exchange interoperability, Office interoperability, Windows Server interoperability and absolutely no support whatsoever. But you won't get viruses. Well, not as much anyway.

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    2. Re:Finally by Eideewt · · Score: 2, Funny

      When I started reading your post I was like, "What's this guy talking about? Didn't the post he's replying to say the same thing?" Then I realized you meant it wasn't even displaying a window. That's how it's *supposed* to work. Haven't you heard anyone complain about how Linux doesn't have enough GUI tools? Now you know what they meant.

    3. Re:Finally by jsight · · Score: 2, Funny

      You will not get any functionality either. I just installed it on my desktop XP and the installation itself went just fine, except that Evolution will not do anything. Yeah, the process is alive, but no GUI, no action.


      So, basically, it's only slightly less functional than the Linux version?
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  2. Now where's the Intelligent Design installer? by edremy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ba bum bump tish

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    1. Re:Now where's the Intelligent Design installer? by chris_eineke · · Score: 4, Funny

      Your drummer's license please...

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    2. Re:Now where's the Intelligent Design installer? by edremy · · Score: 3, Funny
      Your drummer's license please...

      What is that? A crumpled piece of paper with an "X" in big black marker? "Well, we told him it was a drummer's license. He tried to eat it at first, but we stopped him."

      Just as well: any line of work where you tend to die in bizarre gardening accidents isn't for me. Then again, I play the viola so what do I know? (More viola jokes than drummer jokes probably.)

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  3. Black Marks by smvp6459 · · Score: 4, Funny

    The black marks would get annoying after awhile.

  4. A cancer... by truthsearch · · Score: 4, Funny

    Of course it's GPL

    So that makes Evolution a cancer on Windows and Christians?

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  5. Re:It still doesn't replace outlook... by arodland · · Score: 4, Funny

    Evolution has the "functionality" part covered just fine. But what it needs to be succesful is the "bloated shit to cover up the fact that we're not getting any real work done" module. That's where Outlook shines.

  6. Re:Further impressions after download by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yo Mamma so dumb that she tried to connect to the company's Exchange server instead of calling the help desk.

  7. Ha! by Jugalator · · Score: 2, Funny
    Of course it's GPL, so have fun and spread it around!

    Ha, just to piss of those open source zealots once and for all like no man has done before, I'm going to finally put my evil plan into effect and send some shivers through the OSS community by downloading this sucker and keep it all to myself ! How about that!
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  8. Re:GUI look by rduke15 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why does Thunderbird look like a native Windows application?

    Because it uses these childish mushy icons?

  9. Beware of software incompatibilities by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you have Intelligent Design for Windows on your machine, you have to uninstall it first.