Re: Re: Dell Request

Yeah I saw numerous requests and stuff like this on forums and websites.

Michel

2006/8/3, Greg Overduin <gregoverduin_at_gmail.com>:
>
> My 2 cents on the letter (mostly minor grammarical fixes and
> clarification; it is an excellent letter overall, I believe, but just a bit
> unclear. (Changes are in brackets.)):
>
>
> Dear Dell,
>
> [I am representing a growing community of Dell Axim X30 users who would
> love to use the open-source operating system Linux on the device. The
> current project webpage can be found at
> http://www.handhelds.org/projects/aximx30.html.] As a buyer of a Dell
> Axim X30 at the cost of [$]500 at the time, I would like to have access to
> all hardware specification[s] inside the Axim. This [project] would allow a
> greater market for Dell[;] all the development would be done by us [and we
> simply] need some specific technical information so that we could join the
> two together (Linux + Axim X30). The most critical and important info for us
> is how the flash memory works so that we could rewrite it and bring Linux
> kernel on boot.
>
> [Of course,] we will not call you if we smoke our gadget ;)
>
> Let us work together so that way you will be able to access a larger
> community. We would be happy to share with you all the technical information
> on the Dell in GPL format so that it might be used to really provide a free
> alternative to you.
>
> Please don't respond with a generic message,
>
> Thank you
>
> Michel
>
>
> On 8/3/06, Angel Sánchez Morales <salemixu_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > We tried it some time ago... and well, you can think what happened :p
> > If you don't mind, could you include the x50(v) series too for the
> > e-mail?
> >
> > Thanks :)
> >
> > Michel Di Croci wrote:
> > > Ok... :)
> > >
> > > Thanks for your suggestion, I will correct this.
> > >
> > > I tought I was showing that I was talking from the whole Axim X30
> > community
> > >
> > > 2006/8/3, Carlos Díez Fernández < carlosdf_at_gmail.com
> > > <mailto:carlosdf_at_gmail.com>>:
> > >
> > > IMHO is better not to talk about money (500$ for a company like
> > Dell
> > > is nothing) and i think
> > > that is better that the letter refers to the whole Axim X30 Linux
> > > community rather than only
> > > a single one.
> > >
> > >
> > > 2006/8/3, Michel Di Croci < michel.dicroci_at_gmail.com
> > > <mailto:michel.dicroci_at_gmail.com>>:
> > >
> > > some corrections in the text:
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear Dell,
> > >
> > > As a buyer of a Dell Axim X30 at the cost of 500$ at the time, I
> > > would like to have access to all hardware specification inside the
> > > Axim. I am a member of the project to bring Linux to this device
> > > (http://www.handhelds.org/projects/aximx30.html
> > > <http://www.handhelds.org/projects/aximx30.html >). This would
> > allow
> > > a greater market for Dell, all the development would be done by
> > us,
> > > you just need to provide us some specific technical information so
> > > that we could join the two together (Linux + Axim X30). The most
> > > critical and important info for us is how the flash memory works
> > so
> > > that we could rewrite it and bring Linux kernel on boot. Important
> > > point here: we will not call you if we smoke our gadget ;)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Let us work together so that way you will be able to access a
> > larger
> > > community. We would be happy to share with you all the technical
> > > information on the Dell in GPL format so that it might be used to
> > > really provide a free alternative to you.
> > >
> > > Please don't respond with a generic message,
> > >
> > > Thank you
> > >
> > > Michel
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > > https://www.handhelds.org/mailman/listinfo/aximx30-port
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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