[TriLUG] Blackberry support for Linux

[David McDowell]

I've heard of some litigation also which could shut blackberry down...
go with a TREO 650 if you can... some others here can vouch for it I'm
sure.


On 12/30/05, Marc M <linuxr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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