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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Fwd: KDE2 feature needed!
From:       Richard Moore <rich () ipso-facto ! freeserve ! co ! uk>
Date:       2000-02-03 14:46:40
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Dan Pilone wrote:
> 
> Previously written in blue crayon:
>  > Anyone interested in working on better laptop support?
> 
>         I'm interested.  There are a few other people on this end
> I'm trying to get involved.  I've started using KDE-2.0 exclusively on
> my laptop and want to get my hands dirty.
>         Having said that, I'm going to need some
> requirements/suggestions since I've never used the briefcase under
> windows.  If people want to take this discussion offline or on a
> different list (I can set up a KMobile list or something like that) we
> can do that too.  -- Dan

I'd say the best way to do this would be to use rsync. Either by
building a front end to it and communicating via a pipe, or alternaively
to make rsync into a library (my favourite option) allowing you to
handle progress reporting etc. nicely.

Check out http://rsync.samba.org/

Rich.

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