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Re: [discuss] Scope of GNU GLUE project [WWW Link]
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Sander Vesik |
Subject: |
Re: [discuss] Scope of GNU GLUE project [WWW Link] |
Date: |
Fri, 9 Feb 2001 16:57:34 +0000 (GMT) |
On Fri, 9 Feb 2001, Markus Fleck wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Sander Vesik wrote:
> > So, what is 'groupware'?
>
> It turns out that the term "groupware" isn't very well-defined. THE GNU GLUE
OK, I probably should have asked 'what does groupware consist of for the
purposes of OGS'.
> project is supposed to build tightly integrated "collaboration groupware",
> rather than traditional "office"-style groupware.
>
> I've written up a longer response at the GNU GLUE Wiki web site,
>
> http://glue.swiki.net/
>
> I should probably refer to GNU GLUE as "collaboration support software", in
> order to make it clear that GLUE won't just copy today's idea of "office
> groupware",
> i.e. a mail/news/todo/calendar/document sharing/address book combo. Other
> projects
> are already in the process of addressing office-style groupware, and are
> doing a
> good job with it. (Looking at phpGroupWare, Evolution, OpenOffice and
> Mozilla.)
^^^^^^^^^^^^
I'm of course very flattered but I can't recall us actually doing anything
for it...
> Please keep in mind that GNU GLUE is very much an exploratory (and
> experimental)
> project. It's supposed to generalize on the document models of
> Outlook/Exchange and
> Lotus Notes; this will include "traditional" office-style groupware as a
> special case.
>
> Again, if you want to know more about the scope of the GNU GLUE project,
> please read
> my response to this thread at http://glue.swiki.net/.
>
> BTW, what would be the security and session model when using XML-RPC?
>
good question 8-)
> Yours,
> Markus Fleck
> address@hidden
>
Sander
One day a tortoise will learn to fly
-- Terry Pratchett, 'Small Gods'
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