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   1 <? createHeader("barry - BlackBerry &trade; synchronization for Linux"); ?>
   2
   3 <? include ("barry.inc"); ?>
   4
   5 <div class="subHeader">Overview</div>
   6
   7 <p>Linux users who also use a BlackBerry &trade; now have an option for
   8 managing their BlackBerry directly from Linux.</p>
   9
  10 <p>Barry is an Open Source application that will allow synchronization,
  11 backup, restore and program management for BlackBerry &trade; devices.
  12 Barry is primarily developed on Linux, but is intended as a cross platform
  13 library and application set, targetting Linux, BSD, 32/64bit, and big/little
  14 endian systems.
  15 </p>
  16
  17 <p>Barry is currently in early development, but is reaching stages of
  18 usefulness.  For example, it is possible to:
  19
  20 <ul>
  21         <li> retrieve Address Book, Email, Calendar, Service Book, Memos,
  22                 Tasks, PIN Messages, Saved Email, and Folders </li>
  23         <li> export Address Book contacts in text or LDAP LDIF format </li>
  24         <li> make full data backups and restores of your device using
  25                 a GUI</li>
  26         <li> synchronize contacts and calendar items using the
  27                 <a href="http://www.opensync.org/">OpenSync</a>
  28                 framework (experimental) </li>
  29         <li> use the Blackberry as a modem (experimental) </li>
  30 </ul>
  31 </p>
  32
  33 <div class="subHeader">Status</div>
  34
  35 <p>
  36 <ul>
  37         <li>Latest release: <b>0.13</b></li>
  38         <li>Download source and binary packages from
  39                 <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=153722">Sourceforge</a></li>
  40         <li>General <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/barry/">Sourceforge project page</a></li>
  41 </ul>
  42 </p>
  43
  44 <div class="subHeader">Getting Started</div>
  45
  46 <p>How do I...
  47 <ul>
  48         <li><? createLink("install", "Install Barry from binary packages"); ?></li>
  49         <li><? createLink("cvs", "Install Barry from CVS or git"); ?></li>
  50         <li><? createLink("backups", "Make backups of my Blackberry data"); ?></li>
  51         <li><? createLink("sync", "Sync my Blackberry with Evolution"); ?></li>
  52         <li><? createLink("modem", "Use my Blackberry as a modem to surf the net"); ?></li>
  53         <li><? createLink("troubleshooting", "Find troubleshooting help"); ?></li>
  54         <li><? createLink("bugs", "Report a bug"); ?></li>
  55         <li><? createLink("patches", "Submit a patch"); ?></li>
  56         <li><? createLink("contact", "Contact the developers"); ?></li>
  57 </ul>
  58 </p>
  59
  60 <p>Some helpful lists:
  61 <ul>
  62         <li><? createLink("requirements", "System requirements"); ?></li>
  63         <li><? createLink("dependencies", "Software dependencies"); ?></li>
  64 </ul>
  65 </p>
  66
  67
  68 <div class="subHeader">How to Help</div>
  69
  70 <p>If you are a C++ programmer, grab the source from
  71 <? createLink("cvs", "CVS"); ?> and take a look at the TODO file.
  72 Post a message to the
  73 <a href="http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=153722">mailing list</a>
  74 when you start working on any of the listed features, so you can connect
  75 with other developers, and avoid duplicating effort.</p>
  76
  77 <p>If you are a Python programmer, contact the mailing list, since we
  78 would like to create and test a Python interface to the Barry library.</p>
  79
  80 <p>If you are not a programmer, but have a Blackberry, we can always use
  81 help in testing.  Install Barry on your system, and
  82 <? createLink("bugs", "report any bugs"); ?> you find.</p>
  83
  84 <p>If you prefer writing documentation, grab the source from
  85 <? createLink("cvs", "CVS"); ?> and look under the doc/www directory.
  86 Documentation is currently in html form, as well as doxygen-generated
  87 API documentation found in the comments of the source code itself.
  88 Patches updating either set of documentation are welcome.</p>
  89
  90 <p>There are dozens of databases that need to be documented and supported
  91 in the library.  If you have a BlackBerry &trade; device and are interested
  92 in helping decipher data, we have a
  93 <? createLink("hacking", "Barry hacking document"); ?> that will help you.
  94 </p>
  95
  96 <div class="subHeader">Design</div>
  97
  98 <p>If you are interested in helping out or just interested in how it works,
  99 check out our <? createLink("design", "design notes"); ?>.
 100
 101 <div class="subHeader">Roadmap</div>
 102
 103 <p>We have put together a document that describes where we are and where we
 104 want to take Barry. Check out our <? createLink("roadmap", "roadmap"); ?>
 105 to see what's happening.</p>
 106