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Move over PalmOS, Here comes Linux

I've been watching Palm's slow OS progress (admittedly, from a distance) since I wore out a Palm Vx and temporarily used an m515 before replacing it with my current T5. Even with the Lifedrive released after the T5 is a functional and structural downgrade from the Tungsten T5. So far, I?ve found no other hand top or smart-phone that compares though I?m starting to lean towards the Sony Vaio if someone squeezes a Linux distro on to it or the Nokia N800 for when my T5 finally dies.

That?s all tangent information though. As for the OS; I was excited when it sold to Access. True cross-platform support for PalmOS seemed to be just around the corner with the OS not developed by a company heavy into Linux. There was no update though I?ve read a ton about the shnazzy new version and all the features it includes (if only it was used outside of Palm emulators). Maybe there is hope for PalmOS to be released for FOSS community development. I?d love to see a firmware update that replaces my T5?s old PalmOS with something recent without removing all the features that make this device fantastic; no moving parts, ?flashdrive mode?, pivoting screen, onscreen retractable input area, slim physical design, simply five direction navigation button.

Dell is not providing support for Linux.Dell is contracting with Canonical for Linux.
http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=sw_linux&message.id=9704#M9704

the company they are using for support is the company responsible for Ubuntu. as far as i can see it, that's a smart move.

for Ubuntu are supported as well. Tis is a big difference in
Besides, who would know more about supporting Ubuntu???

Oh the humanity!? Oh, who will think of the children!?

So Dell is contracting a service provider to provide the service it is best at; So what? Why is that a reason a "word to the wise about Linux"? Care to explain your very minimal point?

Motorola rocker is a big hit in india and it uses linux OS. I have seeen it and i am planning to buy one for myself. don't know if the os is open source. I would love if one include a programming language with it...

Hey Jack,

Last month I got a demo of a Nokia S60 smartphone, which runs Linux (Symbian), and I was very impressed. It has one of the best mobile Web browsers I have seen and it can do virtually everything that my Treo 700p can do.

It also appears that Nokia has put together some nice enterprise packages to make the deployment of N60 phones (with Exchange connectors) much easier in large companies. I'm surprised that they don't market this product line a lot more aggressively, both to enterprises and through mobile carriers in the U.S.

I was seriously impressed with the E61i that I saw. If Palm can do something similar with the OS for the Treo then it could make a strong run at Windows Mobile because the Treo already has the power of brand recognition.

I think we're definitely at the beginning of the phone OS wars. There's a lot at stake over the next few years as phones get much smarter and become more like mobile computers.

jason,

thanks for the tip. the E6i looks good. did you happen to notice what type of applications the E6i had? similar to the typical palm os apps?

tasks, calendar, email, browser, etc?

nt