---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Spike Burch <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 11:05 PM Subject: Re: [Ayatana] Novell Evolution, and just how awesome it is. To: [email protected]
Part of the problem is that the rest of the email clients available also suck, and evolution is the only one (that i am aware of) that integrates with exchange On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 8:43 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Some prominent software featured in Ubuntu as currently reviewed in the > Ubuntu Software Centre: > > Chromium - 4.5 | 69 ratings > Firefox - 4.5/5 | 44 ratings > Banshee - 4.5/5 | 38 ratings > LibreOffice Writer - 4.5/5 | 14 ratings > Shotwell - 4.5/5 | 12 ratings > Transmission Bittorrent Client - 4.5/5 | 12 ratings > Ubuntu One - 3.5/5 | 17 ratings > Evolution - 3.5/5 | 15 ratings > > At the end of the list what are the key differences between the Ubuntu One > rating and Evolution rating? > > People reviewing Ubuntu One are almost polar opposites, it's either 5/5 > awesome or 2/5 buggy and lacking features, you can fix bugs and you can > implement missing features, in fact one of the 2/5's was commenting on a > missing feature that is being implemented and tested right now (windows > support), there is a lot of positive press that Ubuntu One in 11.04 is a > massive improvement from Ubuntu One in 10.10, so I can see Ubuntu One > improving from here on. > > The review feedback about Evolution doesn't inspire confidence, "good try > but useless", this is the same opinion you can find from 6 YEARS AGO.* > > If we pretend that LibreOffice Writer had one job and that was to replace > Microsoft Word 2010 from head to toe, as it stands even if they only > implement 50% of that, it is still a fully functional document writer, that > has more features than other document editors and is a pleasure to use, even > though it doesn't fully replace Word 100%, what it does do, it does it well. > > Another example is Audacious, it was very similar to Winamp and while it > doesn't fully replicate Winamp on Ubuntu (and it never intended to), those > who use it feel that what it does do, it does well. > > A bigger example could be Google Chrome, when it first came out did it have > all the features of Firefox or Internet Explorer? Not even close, but damn > it was fast, and a pleasure to use, that by itself made it end up on so many > people's desktops. > > Evolution is attempting to do many things, and failing at all of them, even > partially implemented things. > > "Evolution proved sluggish and unreliable, and lacks all of the surrounding > features that I’ve come to rely upon so desperately."** > > If you want fast email not tied to a desktop, Gmail is there, if you want a > solid email experience with a desktop client, Thunderbird is there, if you > want an Outlook replacement, Evolution will attempt to help you but > ultimately fail miserably, and if you try and use the basic features it does > implement you'll find a horrible experience compared to other email clients. > > The question then becomes, what's the point of this software in the first > place? If it can't do what it's supposed to do, what's the point of having > it there? > > "I always remove this from my Ubuntu installations. I find no use for it. I > suppose if you were forced to use a Microsoft Exchange system there might be > some justification, but thankfully I don't." > > At this point I really only have one thing to say: Why does the Ubuntu team > continue to include awesome applications that people enjoy using, but still > includes evolution despite the continual assurance from users that it DOES > NOT meet users expectations***. > > Maybe you guys are looking at a different evolution client to me? > > thanks > > - ikt > > * http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=36530 <- "Evolution is a rubbish > email client" May 24th, 2005 > **http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2011/02/11/running-pc-pro-on-ubuntu-the-verdict/ > "Running PC Pro on Ubuntu: the verdict" - February 11th, 2011 > *** read: sucks > > ps. Since Greg Kroah-Hartman appears to work at the same company that > produce the evolution client, I was wondering if he could get some people to > work on it, you know, give back to the community that has managed to include > the software that so many people hate as the primary email client for so > damn long. :-) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
