[ Thanks to Matt D. for
this link. ]
“I can honestly say without reservation that the GNOME Mobile
& Embedded Initiative (GMAE) is a novel idea, and I certainly
support the hard work that has gone behind bringing GNOME to the
mobile world. However, I can’t help but feel like the desktop Linux
world will likely be left out in the cold as their embedded
siblings continue to embrace the Microsoft desktop platform. Will
this initiative be enough to get developers to finally offer
desktop Linux users the options for keeping their data in sync
without hours of command line and config file editing? To date, I
remain unaware of any successful, user-friendly instances where
embedded Linux has given the time of day with regard to easy
‘syncability’ to desktop Linux. Sure, there are a number of hacks,
workarounds and other such solutions, but it’s not a simple
solution. It just goes to show just how sad this whole thing really
is…”