Re: [Evolution] Why I must stop using Evolution

[Kojak T <kojak t gmail com>]

On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 12:30 -0400, Paul Smith wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 16:05 +0000, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > It's not the OS, it's the distribution that's the issue - we all
> > (mostly) run the same OS, i.e. Linux! (OK, I know there's some BSDers
> > and Windows users out there - but you know what I mean.)
> >
> > But there does seem to be more problems with Evo on Ubuntu than on any
> > other distro.  It's probably down to the way Evo, or one of the
> > libraries it links to, has been configured/compiled.
>
> Possibly.  Another possibility is that there are more people using the
> newer versions of Evo on Ubuntu, so that's where you see more problems.
> Most Red Hat Enterprise users, for example, are still using very old
> versions of Evo.
>
> Also, Ubuntu tends to not update to the latest Gnome point releases,
> once the main release is made.  So it looks like Ubuntu 9.10 will ship
> with Gnome 2.28.1, but if/when Gnome 2.28.2 is released, with various
> Evo bug fixes, there will (typically) not be a build of that release for
> Ubuntu 9.10.  This leaves Ubuntu perpetually without the latest bug
> fixes.
>
>
> I've no idea... but as far as I know Ubuntu doesn't do a lot of extra
> patching to Gnome in general, so I'd be mildly surprised if there was a
> major difference in stability between Evo on Ubuntu and, say, Debian.
>
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Hi, 

I've been using Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy LTS) from the day it came out, and my
Evolution has been rock solid (had maybe 5 times in the last ... about 2
Years, that evolution froze on me while going to the calendar. Killing
it and restarting solves it, but yes you will have to do all your
settings as views, and what calendars are displayed, that's all)

I tent to stay away from installing newer versions than the normal
versions that come with the distribution. Well at least for the core
programs that are tightly interconnected with gnome. (evolution,
Firefox, open office) Other software, I've updated to the latest
versions available. and so far, that has kept me out of trouble. 

On few of my testing machines, I do experiment with latest versions and
such, but I have to say as soon I start playing with the few core
programs, I seem to de-stabilize the system. If you don't have a few
testing machines kicking around, I would suggest, to install Virtual Box
and have a test version first to try out latest updates. I might be old
school, but I always want to keep what works and never change a good
running horse. Therefore, I have to say that I love the LTS versions
with Ubuntu. 3years, basically is a computer generation, and time to
move on to the next laptop.

Don't give up too quick on the open source community, the only
alternative is being frustrated with closed source, where the only
direction I see is a majority of upgrades for the sake of money, and
market position. (not saying that all are the same, there is good stuff
out there too. Finding the perfect balance is more important for a
business to run, than choosing either or)

Keep up the good work guys. 

M.kojak.S