Re: [Evolution] downloads page

[Pete Biggs <pete biggs org uk>]

> 1.  Easier to download and install.  

Yea gods, how many times do we have to go round this.  Evo *is* very
easy to install, it's in virtually every distros default repository.
How much easier does it have to be.

Evolution is a well behaved, integral part of Gnome 3.  As such it
relies on many other Gnome 3 packages to work.  You can't have a single
monolithic download for Evolution without taking into account all these
other packages and libraries, not to mention all the auxiliary Evolution
packages such as eds and evolution-ews

> People here obviously find it easy to compile but most people out
> there haven't got a clue and find it too scary as a prospect.  Much
> easier to download and install a competitor such as Thunderbird or
> Claws and miss out on all the amazing things Evo can do that those
> others can't.  

THERE IS NO COMPETITION.  Thunderbird, Claws etc are not "competitors"
of Evolution.  They are purely other programs which have a similar, but
differing, feature set.

I think you would be much better off comparing Evolution with other
Gnome 3 projects - you can find a list at https://projects.gnome.org/ -
rather than trying to draw comparisons with applications that are
designed to be standalone.

P.