Question for Integration

[Thom May]

* dave walker (dave at mudsite.com) wrote :
> Hi all,
> 
> I am asking this devel group if you know any information on the 
> following.  I and a friend were talking about this last night, and were 
> wondering why is there no central directory system for Linux (or Gnome) 
> machines?  We both use OSX a lot and notice that programs such as Adium 
> (Mac port of Gaim), Mail, iChat, etc.etc. all pull from one system-wide 
> address/contact book.  Before we started creating one, we wanted to ask 
> why this does not exist.  Is there something we are not seeing, or has 
> no one ever done this before?
> 
evolution-data-server fulfils part of what you're after. you can probably
extend that into a full directory server and ensure everything uses it.
-Thom