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Team C | # 431 | 2009-08-30, 21:04 | Report

Bad News...
Wow no MMS that's a bummer hopefully someone can make a app.
Good News...
Love everything else about the device!

johnkzin | # 432 | 2009-08-30, 21:17 | Report

Originally Posted by edgar2 View Post

would it be possible to

a) sync calendar locally to linux (such as ubuntu)?

Probably not directly, but probably indirectly via Exchange compatibility.

That's one of the reasons why I'd love to see _FULL_ SyncML support -- support protocols, not specific solutions. Then the application ecosystem can fill in any gaps.

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b) to a self-hosted server (for those cases where calendars contain sensitive data that cannot be stored on third party servers)?

It should probably work with any exchange compatible server.

So, CommuniGate Pro (which can run on Linux) ... Zimbra(?) ... isn't there an Exchange compatible Evolution server as well?

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GeneralAntilles | # 433 | 2009-08-30, 21:21 | Report

Originally Posted by Peter@Maemo Marketing View Post

MMS receipt would maybe gotten us far enough, so others can send her photo to you, but we decided to put our R&D into other areas.

You're a marketing guy, so you probably figure that using feminine pronouns is a really good way to not offend anybody (it's not as awkward as "he or she" and it's not offensive like "he"--it's perfect!), but the truth is that most native English speakers don't appreciate either strategy (and some find it rather obnoxious). If you need to use a generic pronoun use "they" or "their".

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YoDude | # 434 | 2009-08-30, 21:29 | Report

Originally Posted by tso View Post

well thats confirmed i guess. wonder how long until someone nails together a third party mms system. i guess the messaging system can handle plugins?

Wouldn't you need a gateway and a server too? Most carriers limit message size and compress images.
One of the reason I have an N810 is so that I can BT phone pics to it and then send them as email attachments... bypassing my carriers dang MMS server altogether.

jandmdickerson | # 435 | 2009-08-30, 21:59 | Report

Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles View Post

You're a marketing guy, so you probably figure that using feminine pronouns is a really good way to not offend anybody (it's not as awkward as "he or she" and it's not offensive like "he"--it's perfect!), but the truth is that most native English speakers don't appreciate either strategy (and some find it rather obnoxious). If you need to use a generic pronoun use "they" or "their".

I don't think it was intentional probably simple typo in the pronouns. I think it may be proper "Finglish" though.

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attila77 | # 436 | 2009-08-30, 22:19 | Report

Originally Posted by jandmdickerson View Post

I don't think it was intentional probably simple typo in the pronouns. I think it may be proper "Finglish" though.

Could be. Hungarian (which is actually related to Finnish) does not have this gender thing at all

You heard that right. No separate he/she/it, it all goes into one 3rd person giant melting pot (a la 'they'). Definitely results in some funky English.

tso | # 437 | 2009-08-30, 22:22 | Report

Originally Posted by YoDude View Post

Wouldn't you need a gateway and a server too? Most carriers limit message size and compress images.
One of the reason I have an N810 is so that I can BT phone pics to it and then send them as email attachments... bypassing my carriers dang MMS server altogether.

well i was mostly thinking of if some relative, friend or other would try to send a mms in the users direction, and the phone being able to show it rather then some "please go to carriers page to see the message".

from what i understand, its mostly about grabbing a special sms when it comes, parse it, and aim a connection towards a carrier server to download the data.

question is if someone in the community can write a app that interfaces with the messaging system of the phone to do just that...

btw, i think nokia just handed the iphone faithful a big blinking neon "told you" sign...

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jsa | # 438 | 2009-08-30, 22:28 | Report

Originally Posted by attila77 View Post

Could be. Hungarian (which is actually related to Finnish) does not have this gender thing at all

You heard that right. No separate he/she/it, it all goes into one 3rd person giant melting pot (a la 'they'). Definitely results in some funky English.

Finnish doesn't have different words for he and she either. But this is kind of irrelevant because Peter is German.

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johnkzin | # 439 | 2009-08-30, 22:38 | Report

Originally Posted by jsa View Post

But this is kind of irrelevant because Peter is German.

Where they have different versions of "the" depending on whether you're talking about male, female, or neutral objects .... oh, and, objects have gender that is not necessarily "neutral", so you can't just assume that because it's not alive it uses the neutral form of things.

tso | # 440 | 2009-08-30, 22:50 | Report

heh, this reminds me of when i read up on japanese honorifics, and how one could use them to play word games about the gender of a person...