Package Request: MultiSync

[Jack Aboutboul]

Name: MultiSync
Version: .81
License: GPL
Website: http://www.multisync.org
Actively Maintained?: Yes
Packages exist? yes
(http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=64305)

Description:
	MultiSync is a free modular program to synchronize calendars,
addressbooks and other PIM data between programs on your computer and
other computers, mobile devices, PDAs or cell phones. MultiSync works on
any Gnome platform, such as Linux.

Reasons for requesting:
	MultiSync is a great software package that has been missing from linux
and gnome for a long time. It really helps you keep all your PIM data
together and current. This is a great package to include for a user
platform. MultiSync helps give the user "virtually seemless" integration
with all their consumer electronic devices. It also makes a users
digital life more cohesive. It syncs well with many platforms, through
plugins, for the follwing: (Note: not all plugins must be installed)

	Ximian Evolution synchronization, supporting calendar, ToDos and
	contacts.
      * IrMC Mobile Client synchronization (supported by e.g.
        SonyEricsson T68i/T610/Z600, Siemens S55 phones etc.) via
        Bluetooth or IR on Linux, or cable connection.
      * Windows CE / Pocket PC synchronization. This plugin is part of
        the SynCE project, and can be downloaded there.
      * Opie and Zaurus synchronization.
      * SyncML support (supported by e.g. SonyEricsson P800/P900 and
        many other phones and devices). SyncML also allows you to do
        remote connection of two MultiSync programs via an encrypted
        connection over the net.
      * Palm synchronization.
      * LDAP synchronization.
      * Backup of your PIM data.

Rough Software requirements: (Note: not all plugins must be installed)

MultiSync sync engine:
      * Gnome libraries
      * Bonobo
      * ORBit
      * libpthread

Evolution Plugin:
      * Evolution 1.4.X 

IrMC Sync Plugin:
      * For Bluetooth: 
              * bluez-kernel >= 2.3 
              * bluez-libs >= 2.3 
              * bliez-sdp >= 1.0pre1
      * For IRDA: 
              * irda-utils
      * openobex 0.9.8 or >= 1.0.0

SyncML Plugin:
      * libcrypto (OpenSSL)
      * libwbxml (For WBXML support)

Opie Plugin:
      * libcurl
      * libexpat
      * libcrypto (OpenSSL)

Backup Plugin:
      * Only the sync engine requirements.