Re: [Opensync-users] Where to start?

[Chris C. <ran...@gm...>]

Just wanted to chime in and say to Dotan that you're not alone - I too have
just arrived that the conclusion that I'm fed up with Nokia's windows
bloat-suite and I want to get opensync working for me, and I too am not a
programmer. 

> On Wednesday 19 November 2008 18:25:53 Dotan Cohen wrote:
> > > I've E71 too here. And i use KDE.
> > Excellent, this is encouraging.
> 
> actually i think the e71 is our libsyncml s60 dedicated 
> test device, so yes in that area we're in good shape.

I have an E90, which runs S60 3rd Edition, which I think is the same
platform as the E71.
 
> > > current opensync might work as 0.2x what you probably 
> > > find from your distro.
 
I run Debian Lenny, which has 0.22

I'm willing to install and test 0.22, but is there much point, since so much
development has taken place in 0.3x?

> > How do I test that? I have here a phone, a usb cable, a bluetooth
> > connection, and a laptop computer. What should I do first? Second?
> 
> Well, usb is quite easy to get working as you don't need to pair it.
> bt is probably more used/tested. There should be instructions below
> that docs/0.2x tree, find them from titleIndex. Yep, there are quite
> a lot pages, i know :-/
> 
> > I am willing to test SVN. I can backup both the phone 
> 
> Yes, e71/s60 has its own backuptoo inside.
> 
> > and the laptop. 
> 
> you could start from file-sync plugin, that needs just empty dir.
> 
> > How to build? 
> 
> that should be up to date in wiki. You just need to repeat every 
> step for each plugin. 
> 
>   http://opensync.org/wiki/docs/trunk
> 
> 
> note that it will install to /usr/local which is not under 
> package control
> and you need to remove it manually in case you want to get rid of it.

I have limited experience with SVN but I would be willing to experiment with
the development code. I tend to do my compiling on a different machine
(running Debian Sid), and then install the compiled binaries on my main
Lenny machine. I presume I could do that with 0.3x
 
> > I do contribute docs to some small opensource programs that 
> > I use (Zim
> > wiki, for example). However you do not want _me_ to write 
> > the docs for
> > opensync! If I do manage to get my E71 and KDE-PIM syncing, 
> > however, I
> > promise to document and publish the method.
> 
> Read existing trunk docs, comment them and we make them better. that's
> already a huge help.

It can often be very helpful for documentation to be written/edited by a
user rather than a developer, because a user is less likely to make
erroneous assumptions about what users need to know (or not). 
 
> > Nor can I code in C. I will join the IRC channel when I have some
> > time. Is there a preferable weekday / hour when knowledgable people
> > are on IRC?
> 
> Most of the people hang out there 24/7, we'll be waiting you.

See you there,

Chris ("Magnate" on IRC)