Re: [Opensync-users] One ticket per week?

[Chris F. <cd...@fo...>]

I'm not a primary developer, just a bugfix committer and the Barry
plugin maintainer, but some thoughts...


On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 06:03:32PM +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> However, it seems that the rate of progress stands at about one issue
> closed per week (http://www.opensync.org/roadmap?show=all), and at
> that rate 0.41 ("Completing this milestone will lift the distribution
> packaging ban.") will be ready in around August 2010.

Nice analysis :-)

> So in the most
> troll-free and understanding manner, I ask the community what I, as a
> user, can do to get my contacts on the phone in a stable, non-hacky
> manner.

> Should I switch to Windows / Outlook / Nokia's sync suite?

This will likely get the job done the fastest for you.


> Should I donate $20 to the Opensync project?

While any donations are likely welcome (I can't speak on opensync's behalf),
in practical and honest terms, $20 won't go far, and likely won't
bring you the results you desire.


> Should I learn to program and fix it myself?

If opensync is your favourite solution, this _will_ help... but honestly,
if you've never programmed before, that estimated 2010 date of yours
might not move much. :-)

When 0.40 is released, testing will be needed.  I don't know if you've
built 0.3x from sources and tested, but 0.40 will be the prime time to
do so, and you don't have to be a programmer for that.  You just need
to be determined.  Don't wait for binary packages, and plan on hitting
roadblocks that will take persistence to solve, and you'll be ok.

Fortunately, I suspect that you won't have to wait until 2010
for version 0.40.

- Chris