Re: [iPAQ] Commercial Linux on iPAQ straw poll

For me, this would depend on what would change if it were an officially supported version. If it meant that it would increase the speed of development, i.e. more people being paid to just work on Familiar. Then I'd have to say Yes. But if it meant that less of the stuff we're developing gets into Familiar, then I'd say No.

It seems to me that Zarus, Yopy( I think it's out), and Agenda being already out, we are really behind, when it comes to a fully comercial product. Many of the PCMCIA cards(network, and Wireless) still have some bugs. Then the decision has to be made on a graphical. The standard X Windows WM that we have been using, would not work in a comercial environment. It's not userfriendly enough for J. Q. Citizen. We could go to QPE, but then we would be compared to the Zarus.

Then again, would the Comercial version only be for specific Applications, or would it be for a production iPaq.

I think what I'm really trying to say is, I would like more information on what would happen with an official commercial product.

Wayne

On Thu, Jan 10, 2002 at 12:31:18PM -0500, Christian, Andrew wrote:
> At the request of Compaq management, I'm taking an informal straw poll
> of interest in having an officially support Linux distribution on the
> iPAQ (as opposed to the current unofficial distributions).
> > The kind of information we really need is business interest, not just
> personal. If you're working on a project or for a company where an
> officially support Linux distribution would make a real difference,
> please send me your thoughts on what you are doing and what the official
> Linux distribution should include.
> > Thanks,
> > Andrew
Received on Fri Jan 11 12:33:05 2002