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>> >>>>Has anyone tried egroupware? Any opinions on it? |
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>> >>>> |
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>> >>>>- Grant |
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>> >>>> |
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>> >>> Yes. I have been using the community version for several years. |
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>> >>> Originally for the calendar and addressbook. But gradually been using |
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>> >>> the other stuff as well apart from that website module. (not logged in |
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>> >>> at the moment. Can't check the actual name) |
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>> >>> I quite like it. It does what it says on the box. |
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>> >>> It's also easy to set up when you have some experience with other |
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>> >>> webapps. Integrates well with Kontakt from KDE and probably also others |
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>> >>> (but can't comment on it) |
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>> >>> |
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>> >>> Is there anything in particular you want to know about it? |
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>> >>> |
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>> >>> -- |
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>> >>> Joost |
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>> >> |
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>> >> I'm just trying to figure out if it's something I should investigate. |
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>> >> A thread like this with people whose opinions I trust saying they like |
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>> >> it is extremely helpful. :) |
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>> > |
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>> > Is there any specific functionality you are looking for? |
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>> > If yes, we can check if it has it for you. |
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>> Actually I've never used groupware before and I'm hoping to figure out |
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>> which of these packages is most highly recommended and then give it a |
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>> try. tine20 and egroupware have demos I'm experimenting with. |
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> Use the one you end up feeling most comfortable with and that provides you |
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> with the functionality and usability that is important to you. |
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> I quite like the usual stuff (email, calendar, addressbook, todolist) and |
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> extra stuff (projects, bug/feature/support/.... tracker, wiki, knowledgebase, |
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> bookmarklist) that is in egroupware and the seamless way in which all these |
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> are integrated together and where you can easily link different items |
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> together. |
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> (Can't link directly to an email, but you can add an email to the "infolog" |
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> which can then be linked and/or converted to a todo-item, project, .....) |
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> There are a few things I still want to experiment with, including something I |
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> think will allow me to automatically create certain items from emails. For |
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> instance, an email to " support@×××××××.com " would be either merged into an |
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> existing support-call or a new call created depending on some filter. |
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> But that is something I'll play with over the next few months :) |
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> -- |
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> Joost |
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Are you planning to tweak the software with its existing tools in |
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order to make this happen, or code the new functionality? Either way, |
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please let us know how it goes. That sort of automatic functionality |
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would be great. Can that sort of thing be done manually as of now? |
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- Grant |