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    <title><![CDATA[Do not install support for PalmOS devices by default]]></title>
    <link>http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/3844/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Most users do not have a PalmOS PDA. For some reason, Ubuntu developers decided to install support for PalmOS devices by default in Ubuntu (you can access it at: System / Preferences / PalmOS Devices).<br /><br />I think it's not a good idea to by default install support for one specific brand of PDA's which only a tiny fraction of the users is ever going to use. Those people who do have a PalmOS PDA can easily install it afterwards.<br /><br />So: Please remove support for PalmOS devices from the default install. This includes the packages: gnome-pilot, gnome-pilot-conduits.<br />
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<b>[940 votes] Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #3844</b>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 07:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from Auzy</title>
  <description><![CDATA[Makes sense.. <br /><br />Palm was never even that popular years ago. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from Aomapes</title>
  <description><![CDATA[Or rather make it an universal PDA support app not limited to a special brand.<br />Anyone knows of one that would be suitable ?]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from Eldmannen</title>
  <description><![CDATA[Yeah, it seems a bit dumb to give PalmPilot a special treatment.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from Ralf.Nieuwenhuijsen</title>
  <description><![CDATA[Its the same with HP printers.<br /><br />What we need is a you-plug-it-in and window pop-ups to ask you to install supported software.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 13:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from tbrminsanity</title>
  <description><![CDATA[I think that basic support for all hardware should be included in by default. -1]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from maybeway36</title>
  <description><![CDATA[It's not just Palm devices it supports, it's any device with PalmOS.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from maybeway36</title>
  <description><![CDATA[It shouldn't be taken out unless more space is needed on the CD. I can't imagine it being that large.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from spyyder</title>
  <description><![CDATA[So much for giving users choice.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from quadrispro</title>
  <description><![CDATA[Good idea]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from surban</title>
  <description><![CDATA[I agree that Palm specific sync options should be replaced by generic sync tools for PDAs / mobile phones.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from jiu</title>
  <description><![CDATA[agree it should be something generic, if anything is to be there by default. I'm not expecting to find such tools installed by default anyway]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from alvevind</title>
  <description><![CDATA[Mobiles syncing are becomming more important than PDAs, and in a few years the PDA product segment will completely disapear and be replaced by advanced mobiles and ultra mobile laptops.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from fadyek</title>
  <description><![CDATA[Even though including pilot-link by default seems a bit biased, but is there any other PDA hardware that syncs well with Ubuntu? So many Ubuntu users switch to Windows just to sync their devices. And I stopped switching to Windows after I finally got my Sony Clie to sync with Ubuntu. So at least until there is better syncing software that syncs with newer devices PalmOs devices should be installed by default, just to show that at least some devices can be synced in Ubuntu.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from asashnov</title>
  <description><![CDATA[I have Palm but I use jpilot instead gnome-pilot-*]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from wolfwitch</title>
  <description><![CDATA[Thanks! I always thought this was stupid. I doubt there are really THAT many people using Palm devices anymore, and installing it by default is just a waste of resources. Palm support, as well as any other OSS PDA/Mobile support, should be available in Add/Remove, but not installed by default.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from wolfwitch</title>
  <description><![CDATA[Forgot to mention: Right now- it can't even be removed because of desktop integration. That is just silly. Why integrate something probably 5% actually use?]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from nitro182</title>
  <description><![CDATA[When a Palm PDA is detected, display a window that ask you if you want to install the support for PalmOS.<br /><br />Sorry for my bad english]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from Clorox</title>
  <description><![CDATA[So far, Evolution is the only thing that requires PalmOS sync, and even then, it just "recommends" instead of "requires". Therefore, it should be easy to safely remove it, but what's wrong with not including it by default?]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
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