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What would be a worse headline? Something like that probably: > Sniggering Linux users who believe in open code and open standards can take a hike. The Online

by merb 9y ago

What would be a worse headline? Something like that probably: > Sniggering Linux users who believe in open code and open standards can take a hike. The Online Accounts systems in GNOME, Ubuntu Unity, Plasma, and MATE do the exact same thing as Window 10 ouch. but to be fair you can configure carddav/caldav manually on linux (but well I didn't liked evolution so much, mutt is okish but only for text. well mac mail.app is worse since it can't send csv files correctly (it adds unnecessary lines into it depending on the encoding)) (and well gnome only supports 3 email providers with cal/contact sync in their boxes which is microsoft, google and exchange (you can also add generic smtp/imap of course but it's about caldav/carddav), and one can prolly use nextcloud for carddav/caldav sync which is supported in the box aswell)

LeoPanthera 9y ago
The GNOME accounts panel allows the addition of arbitrary CalDAV, CardDAV, IMAP, SMTP accounts. Also worth pointing out that iOS and macOS also do, too.
- merb 9y ago
  where? https://imgur.com/a/apKjy https://imgur.com/a/apKjy (ubuntu latest, I also have a fedora but I only have the machine remotly which I can't access at the moment, but I'm 100% sure that is has no way to setup caldav/carddav directly inside the accounts panel)
  - Xylakant 9y ago
    I can confirm that at least Fedora 26 cannot. You have to go via evolution.
- d2wa 9y ago
  > The only ones who get a free pass on this is macOS and iOS users. These two platforms have excellent support for and let users and businesses setup CalDAV and CardDAV accounts on their devices without pretending to be, ironically enough, an Apple iCloud account.
scarface74 9y ago
Are they really "picking" winners by going with the largest providers? iOS allows you to pick other providers, but it has an easy to use interface for adding email addresses for iCloud, Exchange, Yahoo, AOL, outlook.com and Gmail. I don't see how MS benefits from only supporting top tier providers except for it being easier to support.
Something1234 9y ago
> well mac mail.app is worse since it can't send csv files correctly (it adds unnecessary lines into it depending on the encoding)) There's mail clients that mess with my attachments???! That's just wrong.

by merb 9y ago

LeoPanthera 9y ago

The GNOME accounts panel allows the addition of arbitrary CalDAV, CardDAV, IMAP, SMTP accounts. Also worth pointing out that iOS and macOS also do, too.

merb 9y ago
where? https://imgur.com/a/apKjy https://imgur.com/a/apKjy (ubuntu latest, I also have a fedora but I only have the machine remotly which I can't access at the moment, but I'm 100% sure that is has no way to setup caldav/carddav directly inside the accounts panel)
- Xylakant 9y ago
  I can confirm that at least Fedora 26 cannot. You have to go via evolution.
d2wa 9y ago
> The only ones who get a free pass on this is macOS and iOS users. These two platforms have excellent support for and let users and businesses setup CalDAV and CardDAV accounts on their devices without pretending to be, ironically enough, an Apple iCloud account.

scarface74 9y ago

Are they really "picking" winners by going with the largest providers? iOS allows you to pick other providers, but it has an easy to use interface for adding email addresses for iCloud, Exchange, Yahoo, AOL, outlook.com and Gmail. I don't see how MS benefits from only supporting top tier providers except for it being easier to support.

Something1234 9y ago

> well mac mail.app is worse since it can't send csv files correctly (it adds unnecessary lines into it depending on the encoding)) There's mail clients that mess with my attachments???! That's just wrong.