Zimbra 9 now available - in case anyone missed the blog post
Zimbra 9 now available - in case anyone missed the blog post
https://blog.zimbra.com/2020/04/zimbra- ... perheroes/
Release Notes: https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Releases/9.0.0
Before anyone asks, there doesn't appear to be an OSS version available (yet?) for download and the new Modern Web App is only available with an NE licence.
Release Notes: https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Releases/9.0.0
Before anyone asks, there doesn't appear to be an OSS version available (yet?) for download and the new Modern Web App is only available with an NE licence.
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Re: Zimbra 9 now available - in case anyone missed the blog post
"Open Source Edition
Zimbra Collaboration 8.8 remains the Open Source Edition, and all security updates will be provided as patches to 8.8.15. There are no Open Source repositories specific to Zimbra 9."
Zimbra Collaboration 8.8 remains the Open Source Edition, and all security updates will be provided as patches to 8.8.15. There are no Open Source repositories specific to Zimbra 9."
Re: Zimbra 9 now available - in case anyone missed the blog post
For more details about the Zimbra 9 OSS version, please refer to the sub-heading "Changes To Zimbra’s Open Source Policy" in my post at: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=68073phoenix wrote: Before anyone asks, there doesn't appear to be an OSS version available (yet?) for download and the new Modern Web App is only available with an NE licence.
Re: Zimbra 9 now available - in case anyone missed the blog post
Thanks Randy, I already knew about that change in policy. It's a sad day for the Zimbra open source community and a distinct and continuing lack of interest in these forums by Synacor.rleiker wrote:For more details about the Zimbra 9 OSS version, please refer to the sub-heading "Changes To Zimbra’s Open Source Policy" in my post at: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=68073phoenix wrote: Before anyone asks, there doesn't appear to be an OSS version available (yet?) for download and the new Modern Web App is only available with an NE licence.
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This is indeed a sad day for the opensource community.
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Such a disappointment...
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Re: Zimbra 9 now available - in case anyone missed the blog post
Looks like I've got about 3.5 years or so to switch to something else then.
Re: Zimbra 9 now available - in case anyone missed the blog post
I'm looking at Kopano but it's a bit tortuous to install still, as you say, there's about four years to get it sorted.axslingr wrote:Looks like I've got about 3.5 years or so to switch to something else then.
Re: Zimbra 9 now available - in case anyone missed the blog post
Well I kind of saw this coming and felt that Synacor would eventually drop the OSS version. Unfortunately finding a comparable OSS product is difficult (Kolab is closest). However with Synacor choosing to not support RHEL8+ I was already thinking of finding an alternative, and now with this.. That's confirmed my decision to find a more supported OSS solution.
Re: Zimbra 9 now available - in case anyone missed the blog post
I joined the zimbra world a little less than three years ago. When I made the decision to go with Zimbra, the other main competitor was Kopano. The deciding factor in choosing Zimbra at the time was Zimbra's documentation (official and wiki) and the amount of blog posts available by other enthusiasts - they all made it easier for me to learn and solve various problems. Kopano didn't have that at the time.phoenix wrote:I'm looking at Kopano but it's a bit tortuous to install still, as you say, there's about four years to get it sorted.axslingr wrote:Looks like I've got about 3.5 years or so to switch to something else then.
I understand the rationale behind Synacors decision - they seem to be wanting to position themselves to be attractive to companies when Exchange on-prem goes the way of the dodo.
However, my guess is that they're going to find that a lot of mindshare will drift to Kopano, specifically because of the community aspect. Zimbra had that community, and the documentation, tips, and help that resulted from that was extremely valuable. Over the past 3 years, the community aspect of Kopano has improved, and I'm sure it will be even better in 3 years, whereas Zimbra's community is going to go away. One will be more valuable than the other.
Oh well.