ANNOUNCE: Conduit 0.3.3

["John Stowers" <john stowers lists gmail com>]

Hey Everyone!

I am proud to announce the fourth release in the Conduit development
series: Conduit 0.3.3

 * Download: http://www.conduit-project.org/wiki/0.3.3
 * Screenshot/Screencast: http://www.conduit-project.org/wiki/Screenshots

Bugs Fixed
 * Many Canvas issues fixed.
 * Login to photo upload sites should now respect your default browser
and perform more reliably on platforms without gnome-www-open
 * Swedish, French and Portugese translations
 * Signal emission thread safety fixes to eliminate a lot of lockups,
segfaults and crashers

New Features
 * Improved evolution interface (evolution-python 0.0.3 required)
 * Rewritten DBus interface
 * Refresh dataproviders no longer blocks the UI
 * Minimize to tray and iconification support (start with -i flag)
 * TwoWay dataproviders are added as sources or sinks depending on
what side of the canvas they are dropped on
 * Double click on a dataprovider to configure it
 * Much better test coverage of the core sync engine

What is Conduit
==========
Conduit is a synchronization application for GNOME. It allows you to
synchronize your data between online web services (Gmail,
backpackit.com, Flickr, PicasaWeb, Box.net) and your computer.

What Can Conduit Do
=============
Conduit can currently perform the following sync partnerships;

 * Two way file/folder sync on gnomevfs volumes and to/from Box.net
 * Two way Tomboy note sync via gnomevfs volumes
 * Two way Tomboy note sync via ipod notes
 * One way sync of files/folders of photos to Flickr, Smugmug and Picasa
 * One way sync of FSpot tagged photos to Flickr, Smugmug and Picasa
 * Sync and export of Evolution contacts, memos and tasks to ipod and
to a folder.

In the one way sync/export case Conduit is smart in the sense that if
a piece of data has not been modified then it will not be
synchronized/exported again, it will replace the existing data. In
addition if data is subsequently removed from a source then its
corresponding data will also be deleted.

Conduit has a full featured DBus interface to allow other application
authors to use Conduit to perform the synchronization and export tasks
of their applications.

Whats Planned For Future
================
 * n800 Support
 * Opensync support
 * Google gdata support (Notes, docs, base)
 * Direct PC-PC sync over local LAN using Avahi

Development
=========
I am actively looking for help with this project. Contact me if interested.
 * Conduit is written in python and PyGTK
 * Conduit has been designed to be easy to extend. It implements a
plugin system much like deskbar.
 * One of Conduits main aims is to encourage other developers to
  come onto the project through supplying:
    ** Full API Documentation: http://doc.conduit-project.org/
    ** Developer Walk through:
        http://www.conduit-project.org/wiki/Development

Conclusion
=======
More and more people use online services to organise their life, I
hope Conduit can be the bridge between peoples computers and the web.

http://www.conduit-project.org

John Stowers
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john DOT stowers gmail com