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Quality Open Source Calendaring / Scheduling?

Posted by kdawson on from the date-for-a-date dept.

Jim R. Wilson writes "In past jobs, I've used Microsoft Outlook/Exchange, Novell Groupwise, and Google Calendar for handling business appointments. I'm sorry to say it, but I have yet to see a rival to Microsoft's scheduling features. On Slashdot I have occasionally read rumblings that there are better open source email and calendaring solutions out there. Can anyone substantiate this claim? What are the OSS alternatives? Can any compete with Microsoft's resource scheduling?"

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  1. Re:Power Failure Resistant: by Eberlin · · Score: 5, Funny

    As much as I love the Y2K compliant Office App...

    0) Geeks will argue which pen and which paper is the best.
    1) The Gentoo crowd will make their own paper from pulp.
    2) Where's the ^H on Pen?
    3) There are some serious latency issues
    4) Sometimes the output is so horrible that others can't read the file.
    5) Sometimes the output is so horrible that I can't read my own file.
    6) You can backspace on a word processor. You can shake an etch-a-sketch. If you mess up on paper, you need new hardware.

  2. MS must be open by SleptThroughClass · · Score: 5, Funny
    Microsoft interoperability is no problem. Judges ordered Microsoft to open their protocols years ago. So of course by now all the protocols are crystal clear.

    /me ducks...into an undisclosed secure location