Comment PDA Linux, & how I submitted this 2 days ago (Score 1) 82
Granted, it sounds and looks like vapourware, as far as screenshots - the obviously incorrect title goes, and the awful 'concept' looking pictures of the unit - and the lack of any real specs except vague stuff about ARM CPU's and how many inches the screen is.
As a concept, its good (though I'd wanna have gloves on if I were handling it, think of how much the processor will heat up when Mr/Mrs Samsung PDA is shaking its tail feather).
why are all these ppl complaining about linux on a PDA/PsPC (whatever you choose to categorise it as) - they spend all their time on here waxing lyrical about the wonders of this OS then bag it out later. I think they need to remember that Linux is the kernel. The programs ls, ps, cd, ppd and so on are merely programs designed FOR linux to run. The reason it is great for a PDA is because you can take away all the garbage you don't need, and add on or keep what you do.
Obviously nobody wants extended typing on a PDA, lots of the time we pon't want it on our desktops - thats what Tk, Qt, Motif and other GUI toolkits are for - for PDAs, nanoX and Microwindows are common. The thing is to pick a standard toolkit and use it, I DON'T want to have thousands of different GUI libraries stuck on my machine.
Ease of operation via stability and extensibilty is what linux can give to PDA's. As the standard open source mantra holds, if I don't like it, I or someone else can change it. If i create a program, I can keep that as the 'backend', I can then make a frontend GUI that is tailored to the display type. Like all those various frontends to your favourite mp3 ripper.
USB support is interesting, if they've got it working properly, when will the community be able to get hold of the source code and fix it up for our PCs?
Radio? nice addition, I'd been looking at making one for my Nino (for those who know it, I was thinking of a clip on in place of the modem). Though how long till RIAA or someone whacks a law suit on it for being able to copy what it receives.
just my $0.02
