From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from linserver.romuald.net.eu.org ([63.228.150.209]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1F4TBJ-0000DI-00 for ; Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:22:42 -0500 Received: (qmail 3689 invoked by uid 1000); 1 Feb 2006 18:21:15 -0700 Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 18:21:15 -0700 From: Gregory Nowak To: Glenn at home , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Linux on BrailleNotes Message-ID: <20060202012115.GA3654@localhost.localdomain> References: <009901c62715$b6011ac0$e700a8c0@sparky> <005601c610c9$e985aa80$6a00a8c0@desktop> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-action=pgp-signed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <005601c610c9$e985aa80$6a00a8c0@desktop> X-PGP-Key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 01:22:42 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 No, not necessarily. We're actually hoping that once we get netbsd running on the bn, that we'll be able to also leave the original windows ce on it as well, thus giving people the choice of running freesoft, or keysoft with a simple reboot (grin). Greg On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 06:58:00PM -0600, Glenn at home wrote: > I don't know how hard it would be to get Linux on a notetaker, but it sure > does not matter what O S it is using now. > Whatever the O S is, it will have to be wiped out to make room for the new O > S. > I think it would take a dedicated team to get it going. > You might need to know the detailed information on the chip sets inside, and > some data might need decoding. > It is beyond my ability, but this is the same concept that the open source > RockBox uses to port into the devices that are running a different firmware. > I think that if there is a way to upgrade the Braille Note, there is a way > to over-write it's O S. But it might take some cooperation from HumanWare. > Glenn - -- web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) - -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@EU.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFD4V6L7s9z/XlyUyARArW5AKDOPDFcnuR/6HPxpdNkoUBTTSqKgACbB0oE 5TjcgGaIlCKg0OzlUhFJUY4= =334y -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----