ANNOUNCE: eds-sync released as open-source



Hi all,

Today Nokia releases eds-sync.

Eds-sync is the component that synchronizes remote Telepathy[1] rosters (= instant messaging contact list stored on server) to a local evolution-data-server. After initial synchronization, it keeps the rosters in sync with the local addressbook. It currently will only work correctly with the Nokia specific eds-dbus[2], and it requires the addressbook UI components to do some special actions too. Most notably contacts need to be marked as deleted instead of being removed immediately; otherwise eds-sync cannot synchronize changes back with the remote servers.

Features:
* synchronize any telepathy roster to local addressbook
* allow changes and modifications of local addressbook while offline, which will be fully synchronized back to rosters when going online
* avatar synchronization
* contacts can have more then one IM address and same IM address can appear on more then one remote roster * handle authorization requests (using Nokia specific backend, libnotify or dummy interface)

Requires:
* libtelepathy[1]
* Nokia evolution-data-server-addressbook[2]
* libmissioncontrol[3]

[1] http://telepathy.freedesktop.org/wiki/
[2] http://garage.maemo.org/plugins/wiki/index.php?id=70&type=g
[3] http://mission-control.sourceforge.net/


Eds-sync is part of the Telepathy/Addressbook infrastructure on the Nokia 770 and Nokia N800 as part of the Maemo platform. As such, and for the reasons stated above, it is not possible to use as is outside of the maemo platform (yet!). But we hope it will be a step forwards in bringing instant messaging and the desktop closer together, by integrating instant messaging with the main addressbook on your desktop.

Find the source code here: http://garage.maemo.org/svn/eds/trunk/eds- sync/ . Eds-sync is released under the GPL. More information on how this can be implemented outside of maemo will appear on the wiki shortly.

regards,
-Onne Gorter

(PS: cross posting this with reply-to set to maemo-developers maemo org)




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