>> > To be honest, the lack of roadmap and other such vital signs had me >> > convinced we were in maintenance mode... >> >> Sorry for being really lousy at providing a vision and a roadmap for >> SynCE! > > We still love you <3 > >> Any user with one or more Windows Mobile devices can install a >> distribution-provided (meta-)package on her Linux system, connect each >> device using USB or Bluetooth, and then browse files, install >> applications >> and synchronize contacts, calendar and tasks with her >> OpenSync-compatible >> PIM application of choice. > > http://www.synce.org/moin/FrontPage
:-) >> What roadmap do you suggest for this? Some points I consider important: >> >> o Get kernel stuff into mainstream kernel >> o Get the latest userland stuff into major distributions > I'll take care of any Ubuntu issues, but hopefully that will just be a > straight sync out of jonnylambs Debian packages. > >> o HAL integration (I can show some MidaSync code for this.) > Yes please With midasync.fdi in place somewhere in /etc/hal/fdi/ or /usr/share/hal/fdi/ the midasync-hal code can identify a pre-WM5 device and its serial port (ttyUSB-something) for further processing with CLIENT/CLIENTSERVER handshake and PPP connection. http://synce.sourceforge.net/tmp/midasync.fdi.gz (MIT license) http://synce.sourceforge.net/tmp/midasync-hal.tar.gz (MIT license) >> o Bluetooth support (I can show some MidaSync code for this.) > Yes please The midasync-bluetooth code publishes a Bluetooth serial port called MidaSync and handles incoming connections. A serial port is created for further processing with CLIENT/CLIENTSERVER handshake and PPP connection. http://synce.sourceforge.net/tmp/midasync-bluetooth.tar.gz (MIT license) >> o GVFS support >> (http://fosswire.com/2007/11/25/goodbye-gnomevfs-hello-giogvfs/) >> o Revive KDE integration (but the currently active developers are GNOME >> users, IIRC) >> >> How about a 6-monthly release schedule aligned suitably with GNOME's and >> Ubuntu's? > I like this, but would want to release soon and release again in time > for 8.04 so that the HAL stuff i'm looking at can be in next ubuntu > release. Yes, we need a release Real Soon Now, and then it would be nice to have a new release for inclusion in the next Ubuntu. >> And last but not least: If anyone wants to step forward and drive this >> project forward more actively than me, drop me a mail! :-) > > I think jonnylamb is doing that with his original e-mail :-P You're right! A shame he spends so much time studying... ;-) Cheers, David ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
