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3 * CAUTION: This is unofficial software, based on reverse engineering the *
4 * USB protocol. It does not have the advantage of any internal *
5 * knowledge of RIM software design or specs. Please make complete *
6 * backups of your BlackBerry device, using the official RIM *
7 * software, before experimenting. While the author has had good *
8 * success with this software, that is no guarantee that you will. *
9 * Please make backups. *
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14 Barry is an application suite for interfacing with the RIM BlackBerry
15 Handheld. It comes with command line tools for exploring and managing
16 the device, and a GUI for making quick backups. This project's goal
17 is to create an easy to use desktop experience and fully functional
18 syncing mechanism on Linux, BSD/Mac, and others, based on its
21 This is one of Net Direct Inc.'s (http://www.netdirect.ca/) open source
24 The SourceForge project page can be found at:
25 http://sourceforge.net/projects/barry/
27 The documentation page can be found at:
28 http://netdirect.ca/barry
30 http://barry.sourceforge.net/ (redirect)
32 The same documentation (and perhaps more up to date) can be found in the
33 doc/www/ directory. If you have php CLI installed, run the static.sh
34 script to generate the HTML, then start reading at index.html.