Interview with Mozilla Lightning lead Mike Shaver 23
synopsis5 writes "The Lightning project (tight calendar integration into Mozilla Thunderbird) is one of the hottest things to come in the Mozilla world. In this interview Lightning lead developer Mike Shaver responds to questions from the Mozilla user community."
Is Lightning the same thing as Sunbird? (Score:2)
Should I start searching for Lightning as a side project, or is it a dialect of Sunbird?
Re:Is Lightning the same thing as Sunbird? (Score:2, Informative)
I used Sunbird for a while, then gave up upon realising it was more convenient to use a pencil and paper. However, if it was brought into the mail sending environment, that would possibly make it more useful, as people will be able to check when they are free when planning a meeting etc. I look forward to seeing how this project turns out...
Re:Is Lightning the same thing as Sunbird? (Score:3, Informative)
Lightning is a calendaring extension, which will be tightly integrated into Mozilla Thunderbird.
Both programs share most of their backend and some of their frontend code.
sync and invite messages DO THIS (Score:5, Interesting)
apple wrote a sync engine named isync that works...
it is a syncML server and has proved thats what you need
(palm has a known way of sync and very much just for palmOS so target phones then palm not the other way round)
for standards please please
The standards that need to be addressed are RFC 2445 (iCalendar), RFC 2446 (iTIP), and RFC 2447 (iMIP)
read and make sure you can work with Evolution and lotus notes
regards
John Jones
Re:Evolution to Thunderbird migration (Score:2)
Re:Evolution to Thunderbird migration (Score:1)
Integration (Score:5, Funny)
Once this is complete the integrated product will be called the, "Mozilla Suite".
Convert (Score:2, Interesting)
However, I would gladly begin using one if there was a broader standard that was accepted and implemented that didn't lock me into one solution forever, could easily be synched or access from anywhere (no central server - maybe even let me
iCalendar (Score:2)
However, I would gladly begin using one if there was a broader standard that was accepted and implemented that didn't lock me into one solution forever
iCalendar [ietf.org] (link goes to RFC) - it's what Mozilla Sunbird, as well as some non-free calendar apps (Apple's iCal being one) , use. iCalendar is an open, text-based standard that can be parsed very easily.
When it comes to publishing, you've got two real choices, FTP (as you mentioned) and WebDav. There's already a simple PHP based viewer that has a WebDa
Re:Convert (Score:1)
You mean you forget it all immediately, and then say, "oh, shit!" while running for the conference room when you realize you were supposed to be in that meeting 10 minutes ago?
what good is a calendar in a browser for? (Score:1)
WAF: High (Score:2)
With this setup, you can have remote and local access to shared family calendars relatively easily. Also, its all very portable without lockin. The files are just text files.
If the Moz team continues in this direction (making it easier, better PIM features, etc), this will be a killer OS app. If e
Google Calendar, of course... (Score:2)
Well, it turns out that even though some are waiting for it [zawodny.com], (the Google Calendar), it would have a naming problem: Galendar.com exists already [galendar.com], and happens to be very unlike Gmail.com.
Re:Google Calendar, of course... (Score:2)
And then I realized that Galendar.com actually IS a calendar of sorts. If you stay long enough on the page, the animated logo [galendar.com] will explain it.
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