[needs-packaging] zimbra

[Michael Nagel]

zimbra is an online collaboration suite available at http://www.zimbra.com/community/downloads.html
it should be packaged for ubuntu/debian

[grep (grep-binary-snobbery)]

From http://www.zimbra.com/license/

License info:

Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) source code is licensed under the terms of the Yahoo! Public License (YPL). YPL requires that any modifications to the ZCS source code files that you redistribute outside of your organization be published for all in source code form. YPL also requires the preservation of all copyright and attribution notices within modified versions of the ZCS Open Source Edition.

[oss_test_launchpad (oss-test-launchpad)]

Maybe this is of any use: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html.

[oss_test_launchpad (oss-test-launchpad)]

At CNET News they say: "Zimbra's server software is Java-based software that competes chiefly with Microsoft Exchange. People who need to access it to use e-mail, calendars and contact lists can use a basic Web browser interface or a fancier Ajax-based interface." (http://news.cnet.com/Zimbra-to-offer-Ubuntu-Linux-support/2100-7344_3-6181361.html).

Here is a quote from Mark Shuttleworth regarding the Zimbra Desktop (AFAIK you can run the server and have a feature-rich web frontend without installing that client software): "The Zimbra Desktop client will not only enhance the usability features of the world-class Zimbra Collaboration Suite, but will also provide the Ubuntu community with another compelling application for their desktop of choice." (http://ajax.sys-con.com/node/354316).

Don't know what you would need the Zimbra Desktop for. Don't know if it is of much use without the Zimbra server, either. This bug report seems to relate to the Zimbra server software, not to the client software.

Anyway: According to the article quoted from, Mark Shuttleworth's quote is nearly two and a half years old or even older. However, there's still no Zimbra to be found in Synaptic.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

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This bug is tagged needs-packaging which identifies it as a request for a new package in Ubuntu. As a part of the managing needs-packaging bug reports specification, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Specs/NeedsPackagingBugs, all needs-packaging bug reports have Wishlist importance. Subsequently, I'm setting this bug's status to Wishlist.