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Palm OS To Run On Linux

Posted by timothy on from the funky-upstart-linux-os dept.

mwk88 writes "PalmSource today announced it is acquiring China Mobile Soft, a leading Chinese mobile phone software company, and will offer future versions of Palm OS Cobalt running on Linux. Full disclosure: I am a PalmSource employee -- but also a Slashdot reader, and would like to get some feedback. You can find more detail in this letter to the Linux community." NewsForge (also part of OSTG) has a textified (non-PDF), linked version of the letter.

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  1. Hmmm..... by TheGrim · · Score: 5, Funny

    You are a PalmSource employee, so we trust you to know what you're talking about.

    But you are a slashdot reader, so you won't have read TFA.


    This is a dilly of a pickle.

    1. Re:Hmmm..... by harrkev · · Score: 3, Funny
      Although PalmSource did end up winning in the end, they decided to stick with it because they claim it's easier on users.

      That ranks up there with "I'll still respect you in the morning" and "I'm from the government and I'm here to help you."
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    2. Re:Hmmm..... by harrkev · · Score: 3, Funny

      Keep waiting. Speech recognition is very hard. Modern computers can mostly handle it because:

      1) they have a multi-gigahertz processor.
      2) it is not a problem to provide them with a good quality head-mounted microphone in a relative quiet environment

      So having speech recognition on a palm is a bad idea. Even if the technology was there, you would still have this:

      Memo taken in a restaurant:
      "Chuck. Please send the proposal to Kelly as soon as possible. We need to get OK. I'll have a number 2, hold the mayo, with fries. this reviewed and faxed by tomorrow."

      Memo taken in a car:
      "Fred. I need to to call Tom back ASAP. This deal could this is KSUX traffic reporting a crash on the freeway."

      OK. The above was an exageration, but you get the idea. Even if you had 2GHz in your pocket, ambient noise and signal quality are critical.

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  2. Yes, but... by Folmer · · Score: 2, Funny

    does it run WinCE?

  3. Does it come with a faux fur cover? by PornMaster · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'd bet everyone would love a Hairy Palm in their pocket.

    Oh, wait... this is Slashdot... they already do...

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  4. Full Discllosure by razmaspaz · · Score: 2, Funny

    Full disclosure: I am a PalmSource employee -- and I am scared shitless because I don't know Linux. HELP!

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