On Thursday 07 September 2006 02:13 am, Andrew Lentvorski wrote:
> boblq wrote:
> > Here is what I am exploring.
> >
> > Google Mail
> > Google Writely
> > Google Spreadsheets
> > Google Calendar
>
> Interesting, but unless Google produces a standalone box, they will
> never get my business.
>
> No, I don't trust them not to disclose my business data.
>
> -a

Good point. 

Perhaps an opportunity for Open Source, i.e. build
ones own ... or maybe a startup could offer such boxen. 

From Freshmeat

Replacement for GMail
87 hits on "webmail" e.g. 
http://freshmeat.net/projects/webmail/   (JAVA)
http://freshmeat.net/projects/ppwm/     (Python)

Not sure what to do about Writely, I suppose one
could simply use OO locally and save/restore to 
the server as transparently as possible? 

Replacement for Google Spreadsheet
http://www.simple-groupware.de/cms/Spreadsheet/Home     (PHP, Javascript)

Replacement for Google Calendar
114 hits on "web calendar" 
http://www.math.utexas.edu/webcalendar/         (Perl)
http://www.ultraapps.com/app_overview.php?app_id=19   (PHP)

Add some kind of ability to tag any file and search on the tags. 

If folks thought it worthwhile a group like the KPLUG has
all of the technical skills needed to make such a thing. 
Nice if it could all be done in say, Python. I don't know
that KPLUG, or LPSG, has the motivation and time though. 

Still it might make reasonable LPSG project. Build such 
a box over a period of a year or so ...

Comments?

BobLQ





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