What I'm saying is duplicate the cool features, interoperate with the client but be better.
I agree with both Scott and am willing to help as much as I can, and Jon (that exchange sucks...though I think he could express the degree of suckiness better than I can ;-) ). I also think making client *choice* an integral part of it would be a nice feature. I freaking hate outlook. -Andy On Tue, 2002-01-29 at 15:12, Andrew C. Oliver wrote: > On Tue, 2002-01-29 at 15:07, Scott Sanders wrote: > > Innovation is necessary. But duplication is also necessary for the > > purpose of adoption. The only way to beat Exchange is to look like > > Exchange. The innovation will then help, but only after the user thinks > > that it *is* Exchange. > > > > + 1/2 - the users that WANT to believe its exchange. The ones with > brains can use their brains and say "gee do I want to use a client that > every freaking email virus in the world less like 3 was written for"... > ;-) > > > Scott > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jon Scott Stevens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 12:08 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: ECS?? _TOP_ level project of Jakarta?? > > > > > > > > > on 1/29/02 11:54 AM, "lloyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > On Tue, 2002-01-29 at 14:22, Scott Sanders wrote: > > > >> Yes. I have been thinking that Exchange needs an OSS competitor. > > > > > > > > Yes yes yes yes yes. > > > > > > Why would anyone want to create an OSS competitor of a piece of sh*t? > > > > > > Let's innovate, not duplicate. > > > > > > -jon > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > > <mailto:general-> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > For > > > additional commands, > > > e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > -- > www.superlinksoftware.com > www.sourceforge.net/projects/poi - port of Excel format to java > http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4487555.html > - fix java generics! > > > The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to > vote. > -Ambassador Kosh > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- www.superlinksoftware.com www.sourceforge.net/projects/poi - port of Excel format to java http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4487555.html - fix java generics! The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote. -Ambassador Kosh -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>