Can't go past mono
....On Wed, 2005-06-22 at 10:32 +0200, Armin Bauer wrote:
John Walsh wrote: >Hi Armin >First of all, thanks for your quick response, and from the developer too. I have >taken a look at www.opensync.org as you suggested, but I still have some more >questions. > >I read that MultiSync 0.9x will become the GUI to OpenSync. Does this mean >MultiSync 0.9x will only be completed when OpenSync is completed? > > Yes thats correct. since the complete syncing logic of multisync 0.9x is in opensync, multisync itself wont be terribly useful alone >The OpenSync version numbers (0.17) give the impression OpenSync could be years >away especially when it took x years for MultiSync to reach 0.8x. MultiSync 0.9x >requires OpenSync, but the version numbers aren't in sync (sorry about the joke, >I couldn't resist the pun). The fact that there is no SyncML plug-in in the >download section only adds to my concerns. How far away is OpenSync/SyncML >plug-in from completion? Can I help test to speed up the beta completion? > > > opensync itself (the synchronization framework) is pretty much stable. Now the most important thing missing is the syncml plugin. You can take a look at the latest version here: svn.opensync.org/libsyncml The version numbers themself dont have to be in sync since they dont have any concrete meaning (0.17 just means that i already made 17 releases :) >John Walsh wrote: > > >>I would like to use Multisync to synchronise my data between Evolution >>and my Nokia 9210. Evolution uses the Evolution plug-in, while my Nokia >>uses the SyncML plug-in. Unfortunately, there is a reported bug (more >>like a showstopper to me) in the SyncML plug-in for MultiSync 0.8.2, >>which after synchronisation, duplicates the entries in Evolution while the >> >> >Nokia entries are correct. >If it is going to be years before MultiSync/OpenSync reaches completion, is >there any chance of a patch for the duplication error above in the 0.8x branch? > > > uhh... i guess not. the problem with the old multisync that it is almost impossible to maintain and to fix bugs (after all thats why i started a new sync engine :) >John Walsh wrote: > > >>Is there an alternative to Multisync which is just as mature and works >>for Gnome/Evolution2/SyncML(Nokia 9210)? >> >> >I do not wish to seem unappreciative of your work. I am just looking for a >solution to my problem. In fact, reading your white paper, I just wish more >developers were as considerate as you to develop a cross-platform, multi-distro >product, with a CL interface to ensure GUI independence. I guess, in time, there >will be a "MuliKync" GUI for KDE? > > > Yes it looks like there might be such a thing. we are currently in discussion with the kde developers about an adoption of opensync. >I look forward to your comments. > >Kind Regards > >John > > > > >------------------------------------------------------- >SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies >from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, >informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to >speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click >_______________________________________________ >Multisync-users mailing list >Multisync-users@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/multisync-users > > ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ Multisync-users mailing list Multisync-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/multisync-users
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