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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Saturday 02 Jul 2011 11:54 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>
>> ____/ RonB on Saturday 02 Jul 2011 06:38 : \____
>>
>>> On Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:58:50 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>>>
>>>> Anyway, I think WebOS is a decent alternative to Android as a platform,
>>>> a GUI, and as a app hoster (through PreCentral). I would like to see
>>>> the tablet format spur it on; the phone side isn't doing so well as far
>>>> as I have heard.
>>>
>>> In my opinion WebOS is more polished than Android or any of the others
>>> I've seen. I've got a nephew who owns an iPod Touch, an iPad and and a Pre
>>> phone. He likes the Pre best and he had been waiting anxiously for the HP
>>> tablet. On the down side, he's also been waiting anxiously for the 2.0
>>> WebOS update that was supposed to come for his Pre in... February...
>>> March, I believe.
>>
>> Palm makes very good products, I'm sure they did a fine job, but WebOS is
>> proprietary.
>
> Check out the "open-source" licensing PDF that comes with a Palm smartphone.
>
> http://opensource.palm.com/
>
> You can view the PDF on your phone in the "PDF View" app.
>
> http://palm.cdnetworks.net/opensource/Open_Source_Information.pdf
>
> Tarballs and patches:
>
> http://opensource.palm.com/2.1.2/index.html
>
> App, library, and kernel mods included.
>
> Not too shabby.
Yes, but the crown jewels are all proprietary.
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