[K12OSN] Calendaring solutions, anyone?

[Ritchie, Josiah S.]

I'll second the Horde thing. Seems like horde is really getting things
together for a modular web-based groupware system. I've been happy with
it as a user and thinking about distributing it to students here.

JSR/

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> [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Jason Ingalls
> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 3:29 PM
> To: Support list for opensource software in schools.
> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Calendaring solutions, anyone?
> 
> Horde. http://www.horde.org
> 
> Their calendar application (kronolith) sounds like exactly 
> what you want.
> However, I'd recommend using their entire package (webmail, 
> notes, tasks, address book, etc) over SquirrelMail. That way 
> you'll have everything integrated in a nice one-stop application.
> 
> AFAIK the current release of SME doens't include the newest 
> release of Horde (which has shared calendars).
> 
> Apparently this script
> (http://www.contribs.org/contribs/jbennett/install_horde30.sh)
>  will install the newest Horde in SME. (I haven't tried it).
> 
> 
> -- 
> Jason Ingalls
> Ellsworth School Department
> IT Specialist
> 207-667-4722 Ext. 5529
> jingalls (at) ellsworthschools.org
> 
> 
> Quoting "Santiago, Nicholas" <nsantiago at caclv.org>:
> 
> > Hi all--
> >
> > Looking at switching our email over to open source. Looks 
> like we're going
> > with an SME Server with SquirrelMail for that.
> >
> > Our other concern is that since we're leaving an Exchange 
> environment, we
> > need a shared calendar solution. I was looking at possibly 
> outsourcing to a
> > company like Trumba <http://www.trumba.com/ 
> <http://www.trumba.com/> >, but
> > I was hoping to find something similar to it that is either 
> cheap or free,
> > and we can host on-site. Anyone have any ideas?
> >
> > -Nick
> >
> > nicholassantiago
> > technical assistant
> > community action committee of the lehigh valley, inc.
> > 1337 east fifth street :: bethlehem, pa 18015-2103
> > tel 484.893.1044 :: pcs 484.634.0286 :: fax 610.691.6582
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