Apps/Tomboy/NoteSharing

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Background

As described on the PlaceForNewIdeas:Synchronization page, there are already a few efforts that have been started to provide sharing/synchronization of Tomboy notes. There are so many, which one do we use?

As I met different people at Boston2006, something that came up a lot was something like this:

"I used to use Tomboy, but since I have 2+ computers, it's really hard.  I'll create a note and then forget which computer I created it on.  When I try to get to the note, I'll realize it's on my other computer."

Goals

Make it easy to share/publish notes to people nearby
- It should work right out of the box without having to install extra software
Make Tomboy more desirable for people who use more than one computer
Define a clear direction for Tomboy note sharing/synchronization
- iFolder, Conduit, Tomboy Server, etc? Let's pick one and work towards it.

Phased Approach

Start simple and work our way up.

Phase 1 - Note Sharing

Using Mono.Zeroconf (local subnet only)
One-time download (no synchronization...that comes later in Phase 2)
Do something simple like OS X's iTunes/iPhoto
Someone can "volunteer" to add Avahi solution (could #ifdef similar to how Banshee works)

Phase 2 - Note Synchronization

Using Mono.Zeroconf (local subnet only)
Be able to connect your computers on the same subnet together
Changes made on any of the computers should be synchronized around to all the other "participating" computers

Phase 3 - Sharing and Synchronization via the Internet

Break past the subnet barrier
Connect with a Tomboy Server or other service (Google Notes?)
Critical for people who have computers that are NOT on the same subnet (i.e., a computer at home and a computer at work)