Y'all: Those interested in this project, join the list. I'm on it, and it promises to be interesting PDQ. This could well be a great entry into a cheaper (or at least more powerful) PDA for blind folks if we can work with something mainstream in its design phase. >Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:40:26 -0700 >From: Rob Wehrli <rwehrli at azpower.com> >Organization: Arizona Cooperative Power >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (WinNT; I) >To: MyLinux <mylinux at azpower.com> >Subject: Developer PDA Q&A >X-Info: [mylinux] >Reply-To: "MyLinux"<mylinux at azpower.com> > >Wow! A bazillion (or so, give or take a few) people have responded with >a demonstrated interest in working as a developer on the MyLinux PDA. > >I'm putting together a Q&A session guide so we can find out how everyone >wants to help based on some of the many things *we* want to accomplish >and some of the many things that many of *you* want to accomplish. > >HOWEVER...we need to get all of our questions and answers into our >public mailing list. That way, each question has a better chance of >getting answered, more quickly, and for everyone to see so we're not >spending our time answering the same questions more than once or twice >:) > >If you have not joined the mailing list *and* you want to be a MyLinux >"PLW" developer, please join the list now. Future developer information >regarding devices will be asserted through the list. > >I appreciate the overwhelming response to the call for contributors. We >should have 12 units to send out by the middle to end of January. We're >planning to build another *200* units by the end of March. We're a long >way from that point today, but we're working toward it as mindfully as >possible. > >Everyone involved in the project needs to take an active role in >promoting it to other developers and the public so that we attract the >level of sponsorship needed to help us get over each new level as it >comes. > >I'm dying to tell everyone everything, but I'm trying to be practical >about it at the same time...and save my "breath" by typing it just once >on the public list :) > >Please pardon me if you're already on the mailing list an am getting >this message more than once. I've BCC'd all of the people who have >shown an interest in getting a Developer Edition "PLW" or Pocket Linuw >Workstation. > >I'll post a list message by Sunday (Arizona Time) morning if I don't get >killed at the race track Saturday...that message should contain more >information regarding the developer project, the devices and more. > >Between now and then...start asking QUESTIONS! I'll answer them as best >I can as they appear! I'd like for the developers on this project to >take a moment to introduce themselves, too...on the MAILING list, not to >me! > >Name (first last): >Location ( city, state, country if not US): >Coding Interests (hardware, low-level, drivers, high level, apps): >Brief Bio ( something about you...): >Question (Why do you want to contribute to this project?): > >Take Care. > >Rob! > > -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV Voice mail: 877-791-5298 Email: davros at ycardz.com
