Posted in 2009
SyncEvolution 1.0 alpha 1 released
- 02 December 2009
Today we are releasing SyncEvolution 1.0 alpha 1, a development snapshot, “because we can” :-) In particular, we can:
synchronize directly with a phone over Bluetooth/OBEX
SyncEvolution 0.9.1 released
- 03 November 2009
SyncEvolution 0.9.1 is available. It replaces 0.9 as the official stable release. Changes since that version are listed below. Changes made between beta releases (for those who helped testing them) are documented in the beta release announcement. There are some known issues, see below. The more issues get reported and fixed, the sooner there will be a 0.9.2 maintenance update, so keep the reports coming. If you want to report something or get involved, then contact the team. SyncEvolution synchronizes personal information management (PIM) data like contacts, calenders, tasks, and memos using the SyncML information synchronization standard. Up to and including 0.9.x, a third-party SyncML server is required. In the current “master” branch, SyncEvolution itself is already able to act as a SyncML server. Support for direct synchronization via Bluetooth is planned for 1.0. A snapshot release will be made available as soon as possible - end of October obviously did not work out…
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SyncEvolution 0.9.1 beta released
- 20 October 2009
SyncEvolution 0.9.1 beta 2 is available, release after fixing all issues which were found in beta 1. It is going to replace 0.9 as the official stable release soon, so this is the chance to find and report problems before they sneak into the final 0.9.1 - die, bugs, die!
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Project Presentation from Gran Canaria Desktop Summit 2009
- 23 September 2009
For those who are looking for a concise (and more colorful…) introduction to the SyncEvolution project, here are the slides of the talk at the Gran Canaria Desktop 2009.
SyncEvolution 0.9 released
- 14 August 2009
SyncEvolution 0.9 has been released! The 0.9 version replaces 0.8.1 as the stable version on Linux desktops. Mac OS X and Maemo have not been updated and remain at 0.8.1 (hint: volunteers wanted). 0.9 binaries in .deb, .tar.gz and (for the first time) .rpm format are provided for x86 in 32 and 64 bit mode. Moblin 2.0 comes with SyncEvolution included in the normal Moblin image, with updates provided via the package repositories. Planning and work for SyncEvolution 1.0 is in full swing. 1.0 is intended to add the SyncML server role for direct synchronization with other devices. If you want to get involved, then contact the team: http://syncevolution.org/support
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Known Issues in 0.9 beta 3
- 23 July 2009
This post documents known issues in SyncEvolution 0.9 beta 3 and workarounds. [Update 24.07.2009] The 0.9 beta3 20090723 hotfix solves these issues, so make sure your SyncEvolution is up-to-date.
#4676: error messages caused by incorrect usage of the command line (like typos in the property names) are not printed anymore. Correct command lines work as intended, but both new users (experimenting) and old users (typos) are likely to make mistakes occasionally. No workaround, needs to be fixed as soon as possible. Run with SYNCEVOLUTION_DEBUG=1 in your environment to see the error messages again. #4551: SSL certificate check with libsoup/gnutls currently fails for Google. The last-minute workaround for the SyncEvolution Google configuration template was to use http instead of https. It turned out that Google does not provide SyncML without SSL. That means that the default configuration has to be modified. This cannot be done via the GUI. Set up the configuration either via GUI or command line. Then use the command line to update the configuration:
syncevolution --configure \ --sync-property syncURL=https://m.google.com/syncml \ --sync-property SSLVerifyHost=0 \ --sync-property SSLVerifyServer=0 \ google
SyncEvolution 0.9 beta 3 released: binaries available
- 22 July 2009
The end is near - SyncEvolution 0.9 is almost done. For the first time in the 0.9 series, precompiled binaries are made available again together with the new 0.9 beta 3 source snapshot. Users are encouraged to upgrade now and give feedback before the final 0.9 release. See below for upgrade and install instructions. The initial 0.9 beta 3 packages had
two problems which were discovered while testing them. Make sure that you install the updated 0.9 beta 3 20090723 version.
Help wanted: maintainers for Maemo and Mac OS X
- 22 July 2009
SyncEvolution 0.9 beta 3 is released and I still haven’t found the time to try out whether the 0.9 series still compiles on Maemo and Mac OS X. Unless someone with some skills in compiling software on those platforms and the necessary motivation steps up, these platforms might not be supported in the initial 0.9 release. The HTTP transport from 0.8, libcurl, is still supported and compiled regularly. Internal API changes were made in the Mac OS X backend as part of the normal maintenance, without testing them yet. So chances are that it will compile and run without too much effort. If you are interested, the HACKING document contains sections on how previous releases were compiled - give it a try and help out fellow users by sharing the result!
Update 02.11.2009: a mail asking for help was sent to the Maemo developers list. The Mac OS X port requires a bit more changes, but there has been some progress. A permanent maintainer would still be needed, though.
New SyncEvolution Web Site
- 21 April 2009
The SyncEvolution team is pleased to announce our new web site and place to interact with the SyncEvolution community. Most of the content and documentation from our previous site (http://estamos.de) has been migrated here. Let us know what you think!
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