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Opie GUI/PIM Project Reaches 1.0

Posted by michael on from the no-wincing dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Open Palmtop Integrated Environment (Opie) project has announced its first 1.0 release. Having been forked from TrollTech's Qtopia environment, Opie has evolved into the most sophisticated free and open graphical user interface for Linux based embedded devices and PDAs. Opie features a sophisticated personal information (PIM) framework as well as several other productivity apps, extended multimedia capabilities and document model, networking and communication tools as well as multi language support for more than a dozen languages. Based on common industry standards like XML, Obex, IrDa et. al. Opie is capable of interacting with lots of devices ranging from cell phones to server backends. Opie is highly optimzed for mobile devices and tries to support the user with shortcuts and ease of use."

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  1. Re:I know I am going to get a troll or offtopic... by jericho4.0 · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Hmmm, let's see, my Ipaq has Apache, ssh, Grass5, and python on it. I wrote some code (in Python) to interface it with a gps. I can use it to admin unix servers, and even use its X display to interface with a servers GUI. All of this works at a decent enough speed.

    I really like the fact that I can do this. I can't do any of this on some propietary system.

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    "A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming, is not worth knowing" - Alan Perlis
  2. Re:Bring on the Gasoline!!! by shepd · · Score: 5, Interesting

    >X? On a palmtop?

    The PalmPilot Pro had more CPU and memory than the NCD X terminal the local University threw out.

    If a 12 Mhz 68000 can run X, then anything (even those $50 cheapies) manufactured today can run X.

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    If you could be told what you can see or read, then it follows that you could be told what to say or think - BoC