On 12/5/07, Mark Ellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2007-12-05 at 16:29 +0000, John Carr wrote: > > Lo all > > > > I tried to start discussion about this earlier - mainly the best way > > to structure the new wiki stuff and specifically how to deal with > > distrubtuion specific bits without the duplication getting crazy. > > At the moment, the docs are getting sooooo out of date a comprehensive > text file would be an improvement :) Seriously, I think we shouldn't get > overambitious, anything in whatever format would be good.
Maybe I was just telling myself that because after answering the same question on #synce for the 5th time each day the though of having to write docs as well makes me want to poke my eyes out.. > > * Mess with wbxml. I have some basic pure python wbxml that we could > > think about using, but i'm almost ashamed to admit it right now - not > > really had time for it and code is a messy port of some PHP > > Not too up to date on PIM post WM2003 syncing, but it looks like John is > on a mission with it, and more power to him. What exactly is the deal > with wbxml again ? We has Wbxml patch that makes WM5 syncing possible. Upstream seems dead. We need to get our patch packaged everywhere, or the installation is going to remain awkward for new users. Alternative is rolling our own pywbxml. We have a starter on this, which i ported from z-push. I have one (tiny) passing test so far... *chuckles*. > > * HAL integration - a HAL callout that: > > * dhcp-ifies a device > > * starts odccm with the ips that dhcp sorted out (if not running) > > * starts sync-engine (if not running) > > > > This stuff, while cool, I definitely see as low priority. The connection > infrastructure actually works. Of course if anyone feels the need to > play then that's up to them. It's a priority for Ubuntu's sync spec. It's a priority for Conduits talk/demo at the end of January. It will be done, I was just hoping to be transparent and get ideas from fellow devs, create inspiration etc... > I agree here, we need to release or users give up from lack of progress, > or get lost trying to build from svn. We've had a ton of minor fixes as > well, apart from the headlines above. To be honest, the lack of roadmap and other such vital signs had me convinced we were in maintenance mode... John ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ SynCE-Devel mailing list SynCE-Devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/synce-devel
