Re: [Opensync-devel] bounty for enterprise ready synchronization with floss servers

[Jelle de J. <jel...@po...>]

On 09/28/09 03:53, Chris Frey wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 09:13:43PM +0200, Jelle de Jong wrote:
>> syncml-ldap plugin that can sync contacts with an openldap server
>> http://www.opensync.org/ticket/1069
>
> According to my understanding of how opensync works, this is
> two plugins, no?  A syncml plugin + opensync + an LDAP plugin.
>
> And don't things things already exist, with varying 50% to 90%
> completion?

Most basic blocks do exist but are not available as working libraries 
with API's for GUI/CLI developers.

I have been able to pull out the contact, email, calender information 
from my SyncML capable Nokia telephone with bluetooth. However this 
information alone is still useless. I got an imap, caldav and openldap 
server. (we are not talking about MUA clients)

I would like to see that the OpenSync tools that gather the data with 
SyncML and then login into the respective services of the server(s) and 
synchronize the data, without going pass a MUA. There should also be 
libraries available that do imap, caldav and openldap.

These blocks/libraries/documentation needs to be improved where 
necessary to make the above all work. Then a GNOME/KDE/XFCE/CLI/whatever 
developer can use this to make a perfect GUI for the end user that can 
input the servers accounts and connection information and make the 
synchronization action happen. This can all be done with bluetooth or 
the other connection that SycML/OpenSync supports.

Would this be something the OpenSync team is willing to do?

Best regards,

Jelle de Jong