[OGo-Users] Newbie question: OGo, Ubuntu, CalDAV/GroupDAV

[Mark Asbach]

Hi Adam,

thanks a lot for your comments.

>> But, while on the OGo Website we see
>> the ads for GroupDAV support and while OGo is listed as one of the
>
> "ads"?

Well the website does some 'advertising' for OGo, that's what I meant.

>> solutions on the GroupDAV site, we could only download and test
>> Instant OGo which obviously doesn't manage write access. At least our
>
> Why could you not download the Open Source packages?
> ftp://ftp.opengroupware.org/

Because nowhere on http://www.opengroupware.org I see any hint on =20
looking there. Instead, I see a section "Install" that says

> You will find installation instructions for OpenGroupware.org on a =20
> per distribution basis.
This is why I looked for an Ubuntu package.

> The recommended version for deployments is the latest OGo 1.0 beta =20
> release.
So I thought, I should better not install any 1.1 releases.

> buy a SKYRiX distribution of OGo or try the instant OGo CD
Which lead us to try Instant OGo which is basically a 1.0 plus Linux =20
distro, right. Even under the "Install"->"Source" section, I don't =20
see any hint that points me to the ftp server.

>> tests with Kontact and Sunbird failed.
>
> I don't believe the Kontact's GroupDAV connector is viable;  =20
> development
> seems to have completely stalled.  The latest Sunbird, in CalDAV mode,
> work fairly well in my tests.  The inverse.ca Thunderbird connector =20=

> (for
> address books) works pretty well assuming you don't have too much
> information.

Thanks, that's very valuable information.

>> So, my question is: where to get a newer version of OGo?
>
> ftp://ftp.opengroupware.org/

Thanks again. Is the ftp server prefered to http://=20
download.opengroupware.org/ ? The latter I found today, as is linked =20
from some page nested deep in the "Install" section of the homepage.

>> We are currently using Ubuntu Edgy and would definitely prefer a

> However choosing a solution based on your distribution is very
> wrong-headed.  The distribution and OS should be chosen in order to =20=

> host
> your solution.  The solution is the point/purpose, not the OS or build
> of the OS.

Well. We are a small lab and don't intend to put up dedicated servers =20=

for each and every service. So, we chose a distribution that most of =20
our work can be conducted with and now the group ware is supposed to =20
fit in and run on the same server machine that for example our CUPS =20
service and the Grid Engine run on.

>> package for that distro. Should we go for the source package of the
>> newest unstable release, try the Feisty package of 1.1.6/yummy (the
>> list of distros is changing quite a lot between point releases) or
>
> I'm not certain I understand what "list of distros is changing quite a
> lot between point releases" means.  The list of distros for which =20
> there
> are or have been ongoing/nightly builds is
> ftp://ftp.opengroupware.org/nightly/packages (some of the very old
> distributions are no longer updated).

Ah, I looked into /releases/unstable and there I found different =20
releases each of which is available for a number of distributions. =20
The set of distributions varies a lot when comparing the different =20
releases. That's what I meant.

>> stick with 1.0.0? We would like to try out CalDAV / GroupDAV before
>> we judge, if we want to deploy OGo ...
>
> 1.0.0 is very old and will certainly NOT work as a CalDAV/GroupDAV
> provider.  If you want to use CalDAV/GroupDAV you need a current
> version.

Okay. Since there is no stable release since 1.0.0, which version =20
should I use, the 1.1.7 tarball? We intend to deploy it if it works =20
as expected and usually I stick with stable releases for that ...

TIA,
Mark

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Mark Asbach
Institut f=FCr Nachrichtentechnik, RWTH Aachen University
http://www.ient.rwth-aachen.de/cms/team/m_asbach