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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Saturday 02 Jul 2011 14:44 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>
>> ____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Saturday 02 Jul 2011 11:54 : \____
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
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>>>> ____/ 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.
>
> Still, I give HP/Palm some kudos.
Yes, I promotes WebOS quite a lot in COLA. Good for Linux, for sure...
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