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General Discussion / New Linux distribution for PDA and embedded device

« on: April 06, 2004, 08:14:45 pm »

A real OZ/OE developer (not a wannabe like me) would have to weigh in here as to whether pdaXrom and OZ/OE can coexist somehow in a ROM image.  I would guess that X should be able to live on top of the Qt framework with a translation layer if OZ is the base.  The bigger question is the size of the ROM image.  5500\'s are kinda cramped for space.

Kodiak25

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General Discussion / New Linux distribution for PDA and embedded device

« on: April 05, 2004, 11:27:39 pm »

I\'m not sure why I\'m weighing in on this topic but here goes...

I haven\'t followed the other development projects closely, but I have stood back and watched OZ/OE for over a year now.  They\'ve had their troubles but I see definite progress.  Communication to the end users has improved.  The Wiki\'s are letting the OZ/OE community help each other out.  And I see a LOT of work being done by a few core developers.

In the last week, I loaded up a new Linux box (last one died horribly) and started playing around with OE.  I don\'t understand all of it but I know potential when I see it.  I\'m trying to learn OE and be a contributor to the OZ team.  Why?  Because these projects are complex.  I may not agree with everything Mickeyl and Kergoth and company decide upon; However they have put a very precious thing on the table...developer time (and a LOT of it).  And they need a lot more developer hours to deliver on the next-gen OZ image.

Amrein, I\'ve seen your commentaries on the OZ lists over the months.  You are entitled to your opinion.  You are certainly entitled to start yet another Zaurus ROM project (we are speaking of Linux after all).   BUT I doubt you will get too far, or if you do you won\'t achieve your goals quickly.  I have to agree with another poster on this thread: there aren\'t enough Zaurus developers to go around, especially kernel developers.

I was dabbling in apps for the Newton when Apple pulled the plug; It was heartbreaking to have zero tool support for a superior PDA (unmatched by anything, including Zaurus I\'m afraid).  That was when I vowed never to buy an Apple product (ever).  I made my mind up then that my next PDA needed to be Linux based since Windows CE was and still is a POS.  Sharp has effectively pulled their developer support away from the community.  We are lucky that there are some dedicated individuals keeping the Zaurus projects alive.  Why not support what we have?  Either support the OZ/OE developers or support one of the other existing projects.  I seriously doubt that yet another Zaurus ROM project needs to be started.

Just my $0.02,
Kodiak25