Actiontastic gets MailTags integration, goes Open Source
Actiontastic, one of the nicest Desktop GTD apps for Mac users, has gone open source, soon after gaining support for MailTags.
Jon Crosby announced the shift 
to a free, open source future for Actiontastic in a post on his blog a few days ago:
Opening up this project for community participation is the best possible thing that I can think of doing for its future. Great things are on the horizon for that sweet intersection of the web and the desktop. I would rather discuss them openly and collaborate with other like-minded people than hide any of the details just to make another $29 shareware sale.
Three weeks earlier, he explained how to integrate MailTags with Actiontastic via iCal with Actiontastic’s @inbox calendar. Nifty.
Is the move to open source a good thing? It’s the usual trade-off between free software offering the user community a chance to contribute on the one hand and, on the other, a possible loss of focus and forward movement.
The announcement of Eudora’s move to open source last year made some people nervous about its future for similar reasons.
Hopefully, both apps will continue to thrive.
Tags: Apple Mail, Eudora, getting things done, gtd, iCal, mail.app, mailtags, open source, ProductivityRelated posts
March 19th, 2007 at 6:55 am
I have to say I am happy this has happened. I bought Omni Outliner Pro so I could run Ethan’s KGTD. I tried Actiontastic, and liked it a lot. I was reluctant to switch to Actiontastic even though it felt more “Macish” then using KGTD as I had already invested in Omni Outliner. But now that Actiontastic is open source I have finally made the switch with much delight. Thanks for letting me know abou this.