Op Friday 25 September 2009 14:30:49 paai schreef:
> Hi,
>
> I have a serious issue with Linux and I would like to put it to Marc
> Shuttleworth himself. Perhaps he can turn some wheels to get it fixed.
> If not, I fear for the viability of Linux on the desktop.
>
> Short introduction: I am using Linux since 1992 as a hobby, and
> exclusively for my work since 1994.
>
> The problem: Linux is way behind in the field of PDAs and syncing.
>
> PDAs are very important gadgets. They carry stuff like appointments,
> personal contacts and memos in your shirt pocket. Obviously, it is
> important (to say the least) that you can copy or synchronize such data
> to a PC or laptop.
>
> The fact is that there are almost no PDAs that can synchronize these
> data to a Linux computer. If you have a Palm  PDA, there are some suites
> that can synchronize with Linux, but even then, the quality of the
> applications is shaky. (kpilot, jpilot, evolution).
>
> For the majority of PDAs that have no Palm-OS, even that opportunity
> does not exist. There are some initiatives, but none of these is solid
> enough to make me confident that my next PDA will cooperate with Linux.
>
> I would like to suggest to mr. Shuttleworth that he makes cooperation
> between PDAs and Linux one of the spearpoints of Ubuntu development.
>
> Also, I would appreciate the recipient of this email to reply to me and
> keep me informed about the status of this message.
>
> Sounds stern, doesn't it? :-) No matter, I think it is way much more
> important than eyecandy or esoteric applications.
>
> Sincerely yours,
>
> Hans Paijmans
>
Amen to that!
Jan Joosten


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