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| DATE | 2005-04-10 |
| FROM | Ron Guerin
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Treo
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Ron Guerin wrote:
>
> Billy wrote:
>
>> Ron Guerin wrote:
>>
>>> Billy wrote:
>>>
>>> Many of "us types" wish to run Linux on their handhelds, and there's
>>> been a lot of good news in this area lately, including that Palm is
>>> going to stop developing PalmOS and switch to Linux. At some point
>>> in the near future, "PalmOS" will be just a daemon running on the
>>> phone/PDA. Hopefully it'll be as easy to load Linux software onto
>>> them as it is on the Zaurus.
>>
>> I haven't heard this. Rumor or real?
>> The PalmOS 6 is a BeOS derivative, I know.. but I haven't heard
>> anything about Linux. That would be something special.
Actually, upon re-reading some of this, they clearly state they're not
going to stop developing the standalone version. However, I wouldn't
put much faith in them continuing to support two versions, and I
seriously doubt the Linux version is the one they'll drop. The native
version is inherently less useful, while being more work to develop. Or
at least that's what I would think. You on the other hand, actually
know what you're talking about in this area, so I'm interested in what
your take on that is.
- Ron
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