Hula (software)
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Hula was an open source
mail and calendar project based on open standards announced on February 15, 2005 by Novell
.
Hula was an open-source effort sponsored by Novell
and developed by Dave Camp and Joe Gasiorek, amongst others.
Hula was derived from an existing product by the same software house, called NetMail
, and retained many of the architectural features of that software. However, important components such as the mail store were intended to be re-developed to integrate new functionality (such as search) and new features (such as calendaring, using the calendar server protocol CalDAV
).
Hula aimed to expand in three main directions:
It came with a web-based client to access information, but desktop applications were intended to be readily supported. Novell Evolution
released with Hula support in version 2.6, and other clients were expected to support Hula closer to Hula's release.
On November 28, 2006, Novell announced that it would no longer have anyone work on it full time. On January 30, 2007, The Messaging Architects announced an agreement to acquire NetMail
and take over leadership of the open source Hula Project from Novell.
Since late 2007, the project website has been down. Before it disappeared, it announced the transfer, due to the move of Hula from Novell
to The Messaging Architects. With the future of Hula unclear to many, a software fork
of the source code was used to create the independent Bongo Project.
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
mail and calendar project based on open standards announced on February 15, 2005 by Novell
Novell
Novell, Inc. is a multinational software and services company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Attachmate Group. It specializes in network operating systems, such as Novell NetWare; systems management solutions, such as Novell ZENworks; and collaboration solutions, such as Novell Groupwise...
.
History
Novell
Novell, Inc. is a multinational software and services company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Attachmate Group. It specializes in network operating systems, such as Novell NetWare; systems management solutions, such as Novell ZENworks; and collaboration solutions, such as Novell Groupwise...
and developed by Dave Camp and Joe Gasiorek, amongst others.
Hula was derived from an existing product by the same software house, called NetMail
NetMail
M+NetMail is an ISP-grade E-mail package by Messaging Architects. It is designed to deliver scalable messaging and calendaring services, using Internet-standard protocols , across a large enterprise, or to a large group of users who are not particularly associated...
, and retained many of the architectural features of that software. However, important components such as the mail store were intended to be re-developed to integrate new functionality (such as search) and new features (such as calendaring, using the calendar server protocol CalDAV
CalDAV
Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV, or CalDAV, is an Internet standard allowing a client to access scheduling information on a remote server. It extends WebDAV specification and uses iCalendar format for the data. The protocol is defined by RFC 4791...
).
Hula aimed to expand in three main directions:
- A calendaring tool
- A web-based rich mail client
- A search facility for all mail and calendar information within the server
It came with a web-based client to access information, but desktop applications were intended to be readily supported. Novell Evolution
Novell Evolution
Evolution or Novell Evolution is the official personal information manager and workgroup information management tool for GNOME. It combines e-mail, calendar, address book, and task list management functions. It has been an official part of GNOME since version 2.8 in September 2004...
released with Hula support in version 2.6, and other clients were expected to support Hula closer to Hula's release.
On November 28, 2006, Novell announced that it would no longer have anyone work on it full time. On January 30, 2007, The Messaging Architects announced an agreement to acquire NetMail
NetMail
M+NetMail is an ISP-grade E-mail package by Messaging Architects. It is designed to deliver scalable messaging and calendaring services, using Internet-standard protocols , across a large enterprise, or to a large group of users who are not particularly associated...
and take over leadership of the open source Hula Project from Novell.
Since late 2007, the project website has been down. Before it disappeared, it announced the transfer, due to the move of Hula from Novell
Novell
Novell, Inc. is a multinational software and services company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Attachmate Group. It specializes in network operating systems, such as Novell NetWare; systems management solutions, such as Novell ZENworks; and collaboration solutions, such as Novell Groupwise...
to The Messaging Architects. With the future of Hula unclear to many, a software fork
Fork (software development)
In software engineering, a project fork happens when developers take a legal copy of source code from one software package and start independent development on it, creating a distinct piece of software...
of the source code was used to create the independent Bongo Project.
See also
- Collaborative softwareCollaborative softwareCollaborative software is computer software designed to help people involved in a common task achieve goals...
- List of personal information managers
- XimianXimianXimian was a company that provided free software desktop applications for Linux and Unix based on the GNOME platform. Ximian was founded by Miguel de Icaza and Nat Friedman in October, 1999, and was bought by Novell on August 4, 2003...