[TriLUG] Blackberry support for Linux

Marc M linuxr at gmail.com
Fri Dec 30 11:56:49 EST 2005


Are you talking about the Nextel version of the Blackberry?  I heard the
other day from some Cellphone guys that one of the Fed agencies such as FBI
or CIA or something simillar, has purchased the actual network that they run
on, from Nextel.  The intention is to make it work for them only and no one
else.  Also I understand there is a lawsuit over the BB form factor (?) or
something like they keyboard.  I don't have the details on that but it
sounds like a good reason to stay away.  I have to wear one for work but I
don't know how much longer that will really be.

Marc

On 12/29/05, Salim Shaw <salim.shaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Can someone point in the right direction regarding how to get a Blackberry
> device to communicate with Linux . I ran across the Sync4j Project that
> appears to have a sever and client piece for UNIX/LINUX, but I didn't see
> any client tool that allows communication with Evolution or any other
> Linux
> email client. I haven't investigated a lot. Perhaps there is another tool
> out there that will allow Blackberry to successfully sync with Linux. I
> won't to insure that there is a communication tool available before a
> purchase a Blackberry. Any advise will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Salim
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