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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 12:24:05 -0800 To: svlug@svlug.org Subject: Re: [svlug] group-ware calendaring... From: Rick Moen <rick@linuxmafia.com> begin Kevin Nelson quotation: > Does anybody know if there is any group-ware scheduling client like MS > Outlook or Novell GroupWise that will work on Linux? Depends on what you mean by "like", i.e., how _much_ like. The best-known open-source effort at networked group scheduling is the Horde Projecdt's "Kronolith". It's been moving slowly, and I'd estimate that it's not ready for prime time. See: http://www.horde.org/kronolith/ Also worth looking into (possibly more so): TWIG http://twig.screwdriver.net/about.php3 There's also the proprietary stuff, such as Syncronize and CyberScheduler (http://www.crosswind.com/). Lotus Domino / Notes has a _server_ piece for Linux but no client one. Idiots. http://www.suse.com/en/produkte/solutions/groupware_server/ Or you can use 100% Web-based solutions like WebEvent (http://www.MatadorDesign.com/) or JoyDesk Groupware Server (http://joydesk.com/). See: http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Groupware/ > Are any made to work with MS Exchange, so I can dump the Windows > system I otherwise need at work? Ah, you see, now _that's_ a different question. The Microsoft calendar protocol for MS Exchange Server is highly proprietary. To get to it from Linux, you need to find a way to run Microsoft's client software. E.g., VNC Server (http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/, Citrix's ICA client for Linux, WINE (http://www.winehq.com/), VMware (http://www.vmware.com/), or similar. Personally, I'd retain the Win32 box, run it headless with VNC, and use my Linux box as my primary environment with access to Win32 applications when needed via VNC Viewer for Linux/X. If $FIRM won't let you have a second computer (not even one of the nice-three-years-ago machines relegated to the back corner because they're not beefy enough for current Microsoft bloatware), then bring in a personally-owned laptop. ===