Not everybody is on -project, so I thought it's worth to share this here.
As Georg Greve said in his talk at the last openSUSE Conference: Groupware
is the last of the three pillars of modern IT which Free Software isn't
covering very well (we've got Browsers and Office nailed). Kolab is the only
real free and open solution out there, and it's an incredibly good one. But
the downside is that it is big and not easy to deploy - that's where good,
quality packages matter. So, if you care about groupware & server things and
want to do a service to Software Freedom, chipping in here would really make
a difference!
And if you're looking for a Groupware solution at your job or for a client -
consider Kolab over the less-open (or closed) stuff, it's good AND a proper
Free Software project.
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Subject: [opensuse-project] Packaging Kolab.org Groupware
Date: Wednesday 20 March 2013, 17:49:44
From: Torsten Grote
To: opensuse-project@opensuse.org
Dear all,
you might have heard that the truly Free Software Groupware Kolab has been
released recently in version 3 and has undergone a major rewrite. It
supports
several native clients and now also mobile phones with ActiveSync. Soon
there
will also be CalDAV and CardDAV support. So you'll have all freedom to
synchronize your personal data across all your devices without relying on
big
'cloud' providers.
The old Kolab 2 had been packaged for OpenSUSE, but is totally outdated now.
Aeneas Jaißle restarted the packaging efforts for Kolab 3 and has made
amazing
progress. Everything is packaged and can be installed right away. Thanks
Aeneas! You can read more about the progress and the current state of the
packages in Aeneas' blog [1].
We are still looking for more people who could test the packages and provide
feedback. If somebody wants to help with packaging that would even be more
awesome. Some little help can already have a big impact and take some weight
off of Aeneas' shoulders.
You'll find the packages at the OpenSUSE Build Service [2] [3]. Some more
outdated information is in the OpenSUSE wiki [4]. If somebody could help
bring
this up to date, this would be very much appreciated.
If you like to get in touch with Aeneas, you'll find him at OBS [5]. And if
you haven't tried out Kolab yet, you probably should. There is a public demo
[6] if you just want to take a quick look.
Kind Regards,
Torsten
[1] https://kolab.org/blogs/aeneas-jai%C3%9Fle
[2]
https://build.opensuse.org/project/show?project=server%3AKolab%3AUNSTABLE
[3] https://build.opensuse.org/project/show?project=server%3AKolab%3AExtras
[4] https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Kolab
[5] https://build.opensuse.org/home?user=aeneas_jaissle
[6] https://MyKolab.com
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