[Wolves] Google Calendar [ Not Linux specific ]

[Andy Wootton]

Shane M. Coughlan wrote:
> Andy Wootton wrote:
>   
>> I'm now worrying about side-stepping the next monopoly. Does anyone know
>> how to put a Yahoo Calendar on the Google Desktop and vice versa? Is
>> there an opening for a free software desktop (like Google/Yahoo) on a
>> web server to give web service provider independence? (What are the |
>> Are there any ) standards in this area?
>>     
> Ah...Woo...you're asking for stuff that won't be ready until [INSERT
> RANDOM DATE HERE].
>
> Gnome chappies are looking at how our desktops can 'just know' this
> stuff.  It's coming.  In fact, it's needed.  Take a while though.
>
> Shane
Portals, CRM systems and now web desktops - 'all they are doing' is 
piping data from an application into a small window on the screen. X11 
was doing that in 1987. How have we moved so far backwards? ;-)  [ 
insert random Microsoft blame attribution here ]