[OGo-Users] NHSD and Palm Syncing

[Adam Tauno Williams]

>> I think the better, and more modern/standardized, solution is to use the
>> Synthesis SyncML client for the Palm and the Funambol DS server with the
>> GroupDAV connector. 
>> This solution also works with Windows Mobile devices [the clear future
>> as Palm seems content to let its technology languish] as well as just
>> about everything else.
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>Personally, I'm not a fan of Java servlet engines and try to stay away 
from them
>if at all possible.  

Agree,  it is more of a "mess" than an "architecture".  And Java people are 
completely incapable of writing documentation,  even when they try.

>I installed the Funambol server, and I have to say, I
>wasn't all that impressed and it's functionality "seemed" very limited to 
what
>might be on a cell phone contacts and simple calendar.  

It seems pretty complete to me.  There are limitations with the iCalendar 
format,  hopefully some more advanced attribute mapping will be available 
someday.  But it is clearly the way things are going.

>I concur that the whole Palm company seems to be languishing, which is so
>unfortunate.  There were rumors that he next Palm OS would be Linux based, 

Nah,  they sold of the PalmOS to Access.  Its just dead.  Mobile Linux will certainly appear on 
some devices,  but it'll have no relationship to "Palm".

>On a side note, development of OpenGroupeware.org has seemed to slow to a crawl.
> Is there not much work going on?  

Not my impression,  I think a fair number of enhancements have been made 
within the past few months.

>Has the open source community lost interest
>in the project?  

Did it ever have any?  :)  It takes a long time to attract developers,  
especially when you are talking about a "high end" solution.

>Should I be looking at a different groupware solution?  I tried
>a few others in the past, and kept coming back to OpenGroupware.org.  

It really is the only thing going (real groupware vs. "shared calendars").