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Full X11-Based Distro For PDAs
omin0us writes "over at http://cacko.zaurususergroup.com, we are working on a Full X11 based Linux distro for the Sharp Zaurus SL-c7x0/860 series of PDAs. The screen has a usable full VGA resolution of 640x480 and the distro uses Openbox/ROX Desktop as its Native WM. But others such as Fluxbox, Afterstep, and XFCE have been compiled for it and run nicely. You will also find a WIDE variety of compiled apps in the Feed on the Cacko website such as a native GCC Compiler, XMMS, Mplayer, prboom, Gimp, Gkrellm, Abiword and numerous others. Many different screenshots of it in action may be found here. This is truly bringing desktop linux to the PDA. Also, another project that has branched from Cacko Linux is Gentoo for Zaurus. This project, at the moment is based on the Cacko X11 environment, but will eventually become a full Gentoo environment. "It can emerge packages, sync, or create Gentoo packages using the -B switch in emerge." This should be an interesting project to watch."
When will you guys at ZaurusUserGroup learn that you can't post a link to Slashdot of a page hosted in one of your wireless PDAs?? XD
Oh, well........
Below is an excerpt of the site... and this is google cache of the screenshots. ---
Welcome
We believe we're living in a modern open World where only sharing the cutting-edge technologies we develop may make our lives better. This is the reason why we chose the Open Source model, the GNU General Public License in peculiar.
Cacko Linux is our new ARM Linux distribution. Aimed at PDA, Cacko Linux uses X11 instead of Qtopia, hence greater versatility, improved portability and better performance which make your PDA a subnotebook in terms of functionalities.
This distribution integrates its own development kit so that it becomes virtually possible to recompile any graphical program to extend your PDAs possibilities to your own needs.
Cacko Linux has been tested on Sharp Zaurus SL-C700/750/760/860 but is currently being ported to other architectures.