On 07/03/2012 10:00 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
> Armin K. wrote:
>> On 3.7.2012 18:06, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
>>> "Introduction to Obexd
>>>
>>> The Obexd package contains D-Bus services providing OBEX client and
>>> server functionality."
>>>
>>> Isn't this a circular definition?  I have no idea what OBEX
>>> functionality is.
>
>> OBject EXchange ... I can put it like this if you want.
>
> It's easy enough to find it with google.  I do think we need to be a
> little more clear in the book.
>
> Even the term OBject EXchange is a little unclear.  What objects?
> Exchange with who/what?
>
> I did find "OBEX (abbreviation of OBject EXchange, also termed IrOBEX)
> is a communications protocol that facilitates the exchange of binary
> objects between devices. It is maintained by the Infrared Data
> Association but has also been adopted by the Bluetooth Special Interest
> Group and the SyncML wing of the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)."
>
> Which does explain it.  With that, I would not have installed it because
> I don't need it.
>
>     -- Bruce
>
>
>

There is no documentation for it, I'm sorry. That was the best 
definition I could find. I guess it implements OBject EXchange via 
bluetooth, since it is used by gnome-bluetooth for "pushing" files 
through bluetooth. There are two more packages that I need for blueman, 
openobex and obex-data-server ... I guess those provide same functionality.
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