Developers Go Mobile: Opie Releases Free SDK 54
An anonymous reader writes "The Open Palmtop Integrated Environment (Opie) project to develop a free graphical application environment for Linux handhelds and webpads has released a software development kit (SDK) based on the KDevelop3 open source IDE. The Opie SDK provides tools for developing open, professional-class applications for Linux based mobile and embedded devices running under the Opie platform, according to Opie hacker Oliver 'Groucho' Fels. In case you're wondering, Opie is a fork of Trolltech's Qtopia, a palmtop application stack popularized by Sharp's Zaurus line and other PDAs and handhelds. Opie features a sophisticated personal information (PIM) framework as well as several other productivity apps, extended multimedia capabilities and document model, networking and communication tools, and support for more than a dozen languages."
Re:Trolltech (Score:3, Funny)
Woohoo, zombie dogs!
Seriously though...I fail to see anything on their feature list that stands out as terribly innovative. And the fact that they are "including an easy to use access API" actually puts me off a bit...PDAs don't have very much in the way of system resources and I'd be much more impressed if it was tiny+fast.
That or if it just turned everyone into zombies. That would be impressive. Not very fun, but impressive.
Re:Trolltech (Score:4, Interesting)
Ralph Yarro, CEO of the Canopy Group, also sits on Trolltech's Board of Directors and is a part owner of Trolltech.
There is no denying the relationship between SCO and TrollTech.
If you're going to use QT I hope you have indemnification to protect yourself from SCO.
Re:Trolltech (Score:1)
A suggestion to the contrary is simply wrong, a suggestion to the contrary leading to conclusion that the use of QT might someday require "indemnification to protect yourself from SCO" is quite clearly "Flamebait" (of which you are as guilty as the parent).
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Licencing (Score:5, Interesting)
In other words, can you write commercial s/w with it ? I personally have no real desire to
Simon.
Re:Licencing (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Licencing (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Licencing (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Licencing (Score:2)
Qtopia Developer Licensing [trolltech.com]
YES (Score:1, Informative)
The desktop and all the development tools are GPLd so your commercial app would naturally have to be Free.
Opie, the one everyone forgot. (Score:1, Offtopic)
Re:Opie, the one everyone forgot. (Score:1)
Re:Opie, the one everyone forgot. (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Opie, the one everyone forgot. (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Opie, the one everyone forgot. (Score:2)
It is. This project suffers from Firebird syndrome. They really should change their name to avoid confusion with another, much older and widely respected, open source project.
Re:Opie, the one everyone forgot. (Score:1)
Re:Opie, the one everyone forgot. (Score:2)
The last copyright was 2001. The project you mention is dead.
The real Opie (Score:2)
Re:Soviet Developers (Score:1)
Opie + Zaurus SL-C7x0? (Score:5, Interesting)
I'm tempted to buy such a device and wonder what software options I may have (other than the default). Does Opie on Zaurus support all features of the default software (as in network connection, ext. hardware support, sync'ing etc.)?
Is it fit for daily work or should it be considered "experimental"?
I expect the PIM functionality of Opie to be a bit more mature than the "translated from japanese" apps that come pre-installed with the zaurus.
Some comments from a Zaurus owner who has tried both (anybody out there?) would be nice. Google didn't find me a review covering this subject so I'm giving it a blind shot here...
Re:Opie + Zaurus SL-C7x0? (Score:4, Informative)
They're worth a look if you don't mind your 'open source' having a lot of closed source items in it.
On yeah, and if you kill the backlight you get a good 5 hours or so on a battery (maybe more)
-- vranash
Re:Opie + Zaurus SL-C7x0? (Score:3, Informative)
As for Opie, I've used it on my iPaqs and my C760. Works well for my needs, but it isn't for everyone.
Re:Opie + Zaurus SL-C7x0? (Score:4, Informative)
PDA/Phone Programming (Score:3, Interesting)
Ie, I'd like the program to hang up after calls hit a certain length during certain times... (Save on phone bills)... Anyone got any ideas?
Re:PDA/Phone Programming (Score:2, Funny)
You: "Ya, ya, ya, listen shut up!" [CLICK!]
Re:PDA/Phone Programming (Score:1)
Not just for PDAs (Score:5, Informative)
I personally have written an mplayer front end for my own home made settop box because I didn't want all the burden of X for just one app! So try them today, it may just be the "X replacement" that people are looking for!
More Linux Distributions for PDAs (Score:5, Informative)
*soooo* many ways to do this in linux now ... (Score:2, Interesting)
Hold on, its going to get better. SDL+Paragui/gtkfb+fb/&etc...
Re:*soooo* many ways to do this in linux now ... (Score:2)
That's great news! (Score:1)
It's sure to bring some "Happy Days". Get it? Happy Da... Ahh never mind. I'll go back into my hole now.
The one thing that's missing from these PDAs... (Score:4, Interesting)
As soon as there's a Zaurus that's also a phone and has phone software for it from Opie, I'll be switching permanently!
Re:The one thing that's missing from these PDAs... (Score:2)
Re:The one thing that's missing from these PDAs... (Score:2)
Qtopia Phone Edition [trolltech.com]