I agree - there are a lot of library dependancies that go with Evolution (hell, with the entire Ximian Gnome 1.4 distro - ha). But I will say that if you do use a .deb or .rpm-based system (like Redhat 7.1), the Ximian solution is the cat's meow. Using Red Carpet, I've kept my notebook, workstations and servers up-to-date with the latest RedHat 7.1 errata fixes, Gnome updates, Evolution daily snaps... hell I got so into updating everyday that I wrote a script that grabs the daily .rpm build of mozilla, downloads it and installs it. I live on the bleeding edge baby! Yeah! With the incredible pace of development between Gnome and KDE, I sometimes sit back in absolute awe at the quality of software I'm seeing. I've been wanting Evolution + RedCarpet since before they were a twinkle in Ximian's eye. Now that I have them, I'm all mushy and stuff. :) Speaking of twinkles, I wish Eazel hadn't died... Nautilus is soooo pretty, but still slower than the other window managers. I don't 'browse' my directories much (still a command-line guy), but when I do Nautilus makes 'em so purty with thumbnail previews, and all kinds of other eye-candy. Kind of like OS X w/o the $129 price tag. *snicker* I was wondering the other day just what it was that made me decide not to use Windows anymore. Was it that I don't play many games nowadays? Ok maybe. Is it that I have a dislike for Micro$haft and the borg-like management team that runs it? Probably. Is it that I prefer open-source programs to closed? Absolutely. Or perhaps I know what it really is... the thrill of getting daily updates of 90% of the software I use on a daily basis. It's like a box of chocolates... ya never know what you're gonna get! (Hey, that was a Gumpism... kinda like a Gimpism only not as pretty and in RGB format) What the hell did my better half put in this coffee?