I would definately buy a Linux PDA over any other for the sheer
customizability and fun factor. While there may be some drawbacks (if you
had to make it a Linux PDA yourself, for example, that would be tough), the
potential is there for extremely superior options. That's at least how I
would look at it. The Linux PDA's I've seen (mostly the iPaq running Pocket
Linux I think) seem to work rather well, with more or less the same
functionaility as their closed-source counterparts, just a lot prettier.
But What I would love to see, and use if it was available, would be the
abillity to connect my PDA to my home network, not just hotsync it to one
computer. I guess it all depends on how much development is going on in
this area. No use having the potential if it's a stale project. Luckily,
though, It seems that a lot of people are working on Linux PDA's in general.
And I'm very excited to see where that will go. Actually, I would love to
buy one soon if I found a somewhat affordable one.
-Paul R
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Just curious, if it was affordable would y'all go for a linux PDA over a
palm or ce PDA? I wonder if running linux on PDA would make it a lot more
customizable and more extensible than the other PDA OSs on the market?
I've been looking for a PDA that was more than just a glorified organizer.
I don't care about storing 5 years worth of appointments or 100,000 email
addresses. I want a PDA to be general purpose computing device. I want my
PDA to be a thin client to my linux server so I can turn the coffee maker on
and pull up my MP3 playlist from my couch.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5023907.html
Don Hinds - photo, motorcycle, misc.
http://www.wyzards.com
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