On Sat, 2008-09-13 at 11:14 -0400, Bob Igo wrote:
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> Michael 'Mickey' Lauer wrote:
> > Sorry -- people who are developing the distribution in their spare
> > time are busy enough doing this task. If there are no convincing
> > mobile applications for Linux, then this is not the distribution
> > developers fault...
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> I don't think anybody said it was. Some of us talked about applications
> because the large list of applications (current and potential)
> compatible with Angstrom is one of its advantages. At its core, an OS
> is just a platform for applications, so you can't evaluate the utility
> of one without the other.
What are the core applications/utilities of a PDA?
This is my experience of Angstrom so far from a strictly user point of
view, with ratings out of 5:
Core PDA Apps:
- integrated PIM:
- calendar 4/5
- contacts 4/5
- todo 4/5
- notes 0/5 not provided
- reminders (device turns on and sounds alarm) ? haven't tried
- calculator 0/5 none evident
- document viewer:
- pdf 0.5/5 - evince is totally small-screen insensitive, and
often segfaults
- email ? haven't tried yet
- web browser 3/5 on the merits of links-x11 - other browsers are hell;
links-x11 renders better overall than pocket IE on PPC
- media player
- still graphics 3.5/5 gpe-image-gallery is quite good
- audio 4/5 mplayer is great
- video ditto
- utilities
- battery/power 4/5
- device settings 3/5 many settings awkward or don't work
- connectivity - bluetooth/wlan 2/5 many simple tasks need scripting
Ancillary apps:
- spreadsheet 2.5/5 gnumeric difficult on small screen
- word processor 1/5 abiword is excruciating
- database framework ? haven't tried yet
But now, from a developer point of view:
- programming environment 4.7/5 - brilliant once one learns the OE way
and sets up one's environment; one gets spoiled for choices
Cheers
Dave
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