Hi,
From the site http://www.maemo.org/:
-------------8<-------------8<-------------8<------------- Maemo Platform Overview Maemo is a development platform to create applications for the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet and other maemo compliant handheld devices. It is meant for developers with personal or commercial interests in developing software for handhelds like Internet Tablets. The software and developer community website is contributed to this audience and operated by Nokia. The platform is composed of popular open source software components, which are widely deployed in the leading Linux desktop distributions today. Maemo adapts these components to the handheld environment and contributes new technologies. -------------8<-------------8<-------------8<------------- It looks interesting to me, so I have a couple of questions: - does anybody already have experience with it? - what are competing products that I should consider before buying it? (Sharp Zaurus,...) - can I replace the standard software with openSUSE 10? - I live in the Netherlands, where to buy it for a low price? Have a nice day, Aschwin Marsman -- aschwin@marsman.org http://www.marsman.org
On Wednesday 09 November 2005 08:54, Aschwin Marsman wrote:
- can I replace the standard software with openSUSE 10? I don't think so. From my knowledge all similar devices are using embedded operating systems. Take a look at the devices using Windows CE/Mobile. You can't install Windows XP or whatever version you want on them. Their operating system is using few Megabytes of space. SUSE is using 2GB for a standard KDE installation.
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Damian Mihai Liviu <dazzle.digital@gmail.com> writes:
On Wednesday 09 November 2005 08:54, Aschwin Marsman wrote:
- can I replace the standard software with openSUSE 10? I don't think so. From my knowledge all similar devices are using embedded operating systems. Take a look at the devices using Windows CE/Mobile. You can't install Windows XP or whatever version you want on them. Their operating system is using few Megabytes of space. SUSE is using 2GB for a standard KDE installation.
I found an old press release ( http://press.nokia.com/PR/200505/996537_5.html ): The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet is based on Linux and widely deployed Open Source technologies like GNOME. At the core of the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet is Hildon Application Framework, which is based on GNOME technology. Unfortunately, the recent description on the Nokia is not that enlightening as far as the software is concerned. -- Karl Eichwalder R&D / Documentation SUSE Linux Products GmbH Key fingerprint = B2A3 AF2F CFC8 40B1 67EA 475A 5903 A21B 06EB 882E
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