Evolution (software)
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{{dablink|This article is about the e-mail client. For the theory in biology, see [[Evolution]].}}
{{Infobox Software
| name = Evolution
| screenshot = [[Image:Evolution mail.png|250px]]<br />Evolution's e-mail client<br />[[Image:Evolution calendar.png|250px]]
| caption = Evolution's calendaring software
| developer = [[Novell]] & [[GNOME]]
| latest_preview_version =
| latest_preview_date =
| operating_system = [[Cross-platform]]
| genre = [[Personal information manager]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License]]
| website = [http://gnome.org/projects/evolution/ gnome.org/projects/evolution/]
}}
'''Evolution''' or '''Novell Evolution''' (formerly '''Ximian Evolution''', prior to [[Novell]]'s 2003 acquisition of [[Ximian]]) 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. Evolution development is sponsored primarily by Novell.
Its [[user interface]] and functionality are similar to [[Microsoft Outlook]]. It has some distinguishing features: [[iCalendar]] support, full-text indexing of all incoming mail, powerful [[E-mail filtering|email filters]] writable in [[Scheme (programming language)|Scheme]],<ref name="scheme">{{cite web | title=Getting Really Organized with vFolders | url=http://www.gnome.org/projects/evolution/doc/x2279.html| accessdate=2007-08-21|publisher=Ximian, Inc.}}</ref> and a "Search Folders" feature (i.e., saved searches that look like normal mail folders).
Evolution can be connected to a [[Microsoft Exchange Server]] using its web interface and an Evolution add-on formerly called [[Ximian Connector]]. Using [[gnome-pilot]], it may be synchronized with [[Palm Pilot]] devices, and [[OpenSync (software)|OpenSync]] enables it to be synchronized with [[mobile phone]]s and other [[personal digital assistant|PDAs]].
Licensed under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]], Evolution is [[free software]].
== Evolution 2 ==
Evolution 2, which has been available since September 2004, delivers these new features:
* integrated connectivity to [[Novell GroupWise]]
* integrated connectivity to [[Microsoft Exchange Server]]
* integrated support for [[GNU Privacy Guard|GPG]] email encryption
* improved offline support for [[IMAP]] accounts
* numerous [[calendar]] improvements,
* support for [[S/MIME]], enhanced contact management
* [[Pidgin (software)|Pidgin]] instant messaging integration
* improved desktop integration.
* improved compliance with GNOME's [[Human interface guidelines]]
* integrated [[SpamAssassin]] functionality (with user-defined spam score and whitelist rules in <code>~/.spamassassin/</code>)
* as from 2007 - a connector for [[Scalix]] is available.
==Distribution==
Evolution 2.22 was released on [[2008-03-11]], together with GNOME 2.22 (March 2008). GNOME is the default desktop environment for several Linux distributions, most notably [[Debian]], [[Fedora (Linux distribution)|Fedora]] and [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]]. [[Foresight Linux]] showcases the latest releases of GNOME. Novell distributes Evolution with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10.
Evolution 2.22 is also available as [[source code]]. Some pre-built install packages are available for other operating systems, but only for older versions.
===Evolution for Mac OS X===
Novell provides an installer for Evolution 2.6 on Mac OS X, downloadable here: [http://forge.novell.com/modules/xfcontent/downloads.php/evolution/builds/Evolution%202.6%20for%20Mac%20OS%20X%20/] A similar link is discussed here: [http://mail.gnome.org/archives/evolution-list/2006-August/msg00208.html].
===Evolution for Windows===
In January 2005, Novell's [[Nat Friedman]] [http://nat.org/2005/january/#17-January-2005 announced in his blog] that the company had hired Tor Lillqvist, the programmer who ported [[GIMP]] to Microsoft Windows, to do the same with Evolution. The project released an [http://shellter.sourceforge.net/evolution/ alpha version] of Evolution for Win32 on [[July 4]], [[2006]] and currently has an installer available for Windows XP.
As of June, 2008, 2.22.2-2 has been available for download from DIP Consultants, LLC. [http://www.dipconsultants.com/evolution/ Evolution on Win32] The version runs on [[Windows 98]], [[Windows 2000]], and [[Windows XP]]. (See external links) Currently, while not supported on Vista the 2.22.2-2 release is known to be functional, however a number of [[Software bug| bugs]] still exist {{Fact|date=July 2008}}.
Before this announcement, several projects with the same goal had been started ([http://evolution-win32.sourceforge.net/ Evolution for Windows] being the most notable), but none of them reached alpha status.
==See also==
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* [[List of personal information managers]]
* [[Comparison of e-mail clients]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.gnome.org/projects/evolution/ Official Evolution project page]
* [http://www.novell.com/products/evolution/ Novell Evolution page]
* [http://www.dipconsultants.com/evolution/ Evolution on Win32]
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