Alexandro Colorado wrote:
A few days ago someone esle ranted about OOo not having a PIM app, browsing the web I found yet another PIM application for Linux/Windows/MacOSX.
At the risk of starting another interminable discussion on this topic, I have to object to this characterization of a request (with reasons) for an OOo PIM. If anything, the ranters are on the other side of the debate.
Putting aside for a moment the question of how such a beast would come to be (code from scratch, adapt/steal from other projects, etc.) an OpenOffice.org branded PIM would be valuable thing. The bottom line is that there is currently *no* open-source, cross-platform, PIM that is anything like a competitor to Outlook.
While Thunderbird is a fantastic email client, the address book is fairly primitive. Likewise, Sunbird and the Calendar extensions are the next best thing to a stalled/abandoned project. I've tried at various times over the last two years to use/embrace them, but they are very kludgey and the stuff that didn't work two years ago still doesn't work.
The best hope on the horizon is Evolution. Still not the equal to Outlook, but close enough for most people. The glacial pace of development is very disappointing though. I've been hearing about the Windows port for over two years now and we're finally now at alpha/beta with no installer.
What I don't understand is given the obvious desire of Sun, IBM, et al. to unseat MS, and the level of demand for this product, that it takes so terribly long to happen.
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