Linux PDA experience?

Jonathan Hutchins hutchins at opus1.com
Thu Nov 22 23:47:46 CST 2001


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Herrmann [mailto:Jim at itdepends.com]

> > > Lotus Notes definitely works with the Palm OS based products,
> > > but I'm not sure about Linux based.

> > Reportedly runs under WINE, and IBM has documented how to 
> > get it to work. Wonder if you could get Hotsync to run under 
> > WINE as well?  Then you'd be set.

> Why would you want to do that?  I see no need to use a 
> Windoze tool here.  The OSS tools work with complete adequacy.
> Except for that Notes thing.

That's just it - the need to sync Notes probably means having to run a
Windows-based hotsync as well as the Windows-based client.

> > IBM's Linux support is mostly for Linux as a server OS.  

> But they bought Lotus!?  

Don't know if they bought the whole mark, or just the Notes/Domino part.

> Formally known as the world's leading PC software company.  

Um, yeah at one time.  Then mostly known as the other company besides Apple
that tried to get by on look-and-feel lawsuits instead of products.  Didn't
work for them either.




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