If keysoft or who ever the hell owns the thing doesn't give you the info doesn't give you the info, I say reverse the thing! lol. Tyler Littlefield. Check out our website: http://tysplace.the-leetest.net check out my blog: livejournal.com/~tylerrl [my programs don't have bugs, just randomly added features] [failure is not an option, it comes bundled with windows!] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry D. Cudney" <terry.cudney@xxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 7:36 AM Subject: Re: Linux on BrailleNotes > Hi Anne and everyone, > > Linux can be >made< to run on pretty much "any" hardware, given enough > time/effort/dedication to porting linux to that hardware. > > To write a driver for a particular device, one has to either get the > specifications of that hardware device from the manufacturer and then > write the software device driver for it. that's the easy way... If the > manufacturer refuses to make the specifications available for his device, > either you forget it, or "reverse engineer" the device, which probably > breaks some copyright/patent laws and almost certainly voids any warranty > you may have from the manufacturer. > > The term "proprietary" means that the manufacturer will not make the > specifications available. > > that being said... Linux is running on a wide range of hardware, as has > been said. As for PDA's, it currently is running on HP Ipaq's and a couple > of others. There is a very active group working on a port to the Dell > Axiom x50/x50v. > > If you want linux on a small handheld device (I do)... pick the device you > want and do some googling t see if linux is available for that device.... > If it is, you're laughing. Ifnot, you have three options: 1) get to work > and port linux to the device yourself, 2) wait and watch to see if/when > someone else does it, or 3) choose a different device. > > Be aware though that if you are not up to the task of porting linux to > your chosen device (it is no small task at best), people who are capable > of doing it will not usually take well to you complaining about it not > being done... You complaining will NOT accelerate the process. > > There is one hurdle that must be addressed too, even after linux is > running on your chosen device. If you want speakup on that device you will > almost certainly want software speech on that small device, and currently > that is a large hurdle to get over. > > So, if you want linux on your braille note, go ahead... > > --terry > > -- > > Name: Terry D. Cudney > Phone: (705) 422-0039 > E-mail: terry.cudney at gmail.com > > Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like... > having a peeing sectionin a swimming pool. > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
