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

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

On 09/28/09 14:58, Jelle de Jong wrote:
> 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.

Somebody that want to respond to this? Is the bounty to low, or do you 
rather want to help coach a student or an other professional linux 
developer? If there is something else that bothers you just make it 
clear so we can take the next steps.

Best regards,

Jelle