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Developers Go Mobile: Opie Releases Free SDK
An anonymous reader writes "The Open Palmtop Integrated Environment (Opie) project to develop a free graphical application environment for Linux handhelds and webpads has released a software development kit (SDK) based on the KDevelop3 open source IDE. The Opie SDK provides tools for developing open, professional-class applications for Linux based mobile and embedded devices running under the Opie platform, according to Opie hacker Oliver 'Groucho' Fels. In case you're wondering, Opie is a fork of Trolltech's Qtopia, a palmtop application stack popularized by Sharp's Zaurus line and other PDAs and handhelds. 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, and support for more than a dozen languages."
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I like buttsex, receiving that is.
Trolltech is 6% owned by the Canopy Group. I refuse to use software that Trolltech has put its hands to.
Six percent is not a small share. Anyone who argues 6% is nothing is just making convenient excuses.
I like buttsex, receiving that is?
It's not immediately apparent from their website, so is Opie subject to the provisions of the QPL, if it's derived from Trolltech ?
:-) But I think it may have an impact on the uptake...
In other words, can you write commercial s/w with it ? I personally have no real desire to
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I like buttsex, receiving that is!
I know that I probably wasn't the first to say this but: gaaaaaalleeeeeeeeee.
Is it just me, or does anyone else thing Opie could be the name of one of the Little Rascals?
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Is anyone using Opie on the Sharp Zaurus SL-C7x0?
I'm tempted to buy such a device and wonder what software options I may have (other than the default). Does Opie on Zaurus support all features of the default software (as in network connection, ext. hardware support, sync'ing etc.)?
Is it fit for daily work or should it be considered "experimental"?
I expect the PIM functionality of Opie to be a bit more mature than the "translated from japanese" apps that come pre-installed with the zaurus.
Some comments from a Zaurus owner who has tried both (anybody out there?) would be nice. Google didn't find me a review covering this subject so I'm giving it a blind shot here...
Why use Opie when Y is here! Y is small, fast and free! The ideal replacemnt for X and Opie. 0.2 has just been released and is an exciting system, complete with hardware acceleration, alpha blended widgets and more!
Get Y!
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I've got a Kyocera 7135 (Palm OS/Phone), and I've always been curious if it's possible to write a Palm application to control the phone?
Ie, I'd like the program to hang up after calls hit a certain length during certain times... (Save on phone bills)... Anyone got any ideas?
Y is similar to opie. So why is it off topic?
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Opie/Qtopia are useful several different enviornments. Most notably for "rescue" systems. For example in Ark Linux, if you mess up your XServer and it cant start up again, runs a Qtopia app to help you recover. Also for its installer.
I personally have written an mplayer front end for my own home made settop box because I didn't want all the burden of X for just one app! So try them today, it may just be the "X replacement" that people are looking for!
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OPIE is great. It works on different PDA models (not only the Zaurus PDAs made by SHARP). Though there are different other Linux distributions for PDAs available.
... put together a 'small and light GUI/SDK', I mean. For small and light computing.
Hold on, its going to get better. SDL+Paragui/gtkfb+fb/&etc...
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It's sure to bring some "Happy Days". Get it? Happy Da... Ahh never mind. I'll go back into my hole now.
...is phone call ability. I've owned several Zaureses (Zaurii? ;) ) and have run Opie on them, and it is extremely cool. However, since I've always had to carry a PDA *and* a phone, I've always ended up selling the PDA since it's just extra weight and the phone defaults to the place to store contacts since I can voice dial with it.
As soon as there's a Zaurus that's also a phone and has phone software for it from Opie, I'll be switching permanently!
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Of course you can!
The desktop and all the development tools are GPLd so your commercial app would naturally have to be Free.
Well, radio hasnt been the same since Opie and Anthony went off the air, but its nice to see at least one of them working again.
Manipulate the moderator system! Mod someone as "overrated" today.