[lug] PalmSource migrates to Linux - NOW :)

[Evelyn Mitchell]

That's cool.

I suspect they may be watching the success of the developer program for the
Nokia Series 60, and taking advantage of the larger pool of developers in
order to get more apps written.

Python for S60 tutorial: www.mobilenin.com/
Open Source at Nokia: http://opensource.nokia.com/
Nokia 770 site: http://nokia770.com/ 

Nice to see Palm moving in this direction as well.

Evelyn
* On 2006-02-14 11:27 Ferdinand Schmid <fschmid at archenergy.com> wrote:
> HI,
> 
> I had a feeling that the Palm OS was dying after the hardware branch of Palm 
> released their latest smart phone with Windows Mobile.  Their switch to 
> Linux, however, is an interesting twist.  They are talking about running a 
> standard kernel and offering multi-tasking.  These features mean super easy 
> software development for this platform (relatively speaking) and full support 
> for all common network technologies out there.  PalmOS had trouble with 
> 802.11b (aka WiFi).  
> 
> There appears to be a general movement by a few mobile device manufacturers to 
> offer Linux based devices in hopes of spawning the development of a host of 
> third party applications.  Development for embedded Linux is generally easier 
> than development for other embedded platforms (including Windows CE and 
> Windows Mobile) and it requires minimal upfront cash.
> 
> Ferdinand
> 
> On Tuesday 14 February 2006 09:02, eWEEK's eNews & Views wrote:
> > 5. News: PalmSource Puts Linux in Your Palm
> >
> > The next version of the Palm OS is based on Linux and
> > combines PalmSource and Access technologies such as the
> > Access NetFront Web browser and the Palm Desktop.
> > http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-3205-2-79-73552-376002-0-0-0-1
> 
> -- 
> Ferdinand Schmid
> Architectural Energy Corporation
> Phone: 303-459-7431
> http://www.archenergy.com
> 
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