[TriLUG] OSS exchange replacement

[Roy Vestal]

I don't want Ximian to take a hit either, but since Evolution is OSS,
why didn't the programmers write into the server a way for Evolution to
connect without the connector? Do they get a kickback from Ximian?

On Sat, 2003-07-12 at 17:33, Jon Carnes wrote:
> On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 13:25, Magnus wrote:
> > On Friday, July 11, 2003, at 11:57 AM, Roy Vestal wrote:
> > 
> > > I can understand having to pay for a connector for the "closed" source
> > > outlook, but the idea of having to pay for a connector for Evolution, 
> > > an OSS
> > > replacement for Outlook, bothers me.
> > 
> > I don't expect that scenario to last;  Evolution is OSS so I would not 
> > be surprised to see this functionality patched in at some point as a 
> > GPL connector.
> > 
> Unfortunately the connector is one of the major ways that Ximian makes
> money on it's fine Open Source product (which I'm using right now :-).
> 
> I'm all for an Open Source connector, but I'm going to hate to see
> Ximian take a financial hit.
> 
> Jon