"Clifford Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Guy, Gals whoever reads this please keep one thing in mind
> that has helped the Palm be what it is today.
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> When the OS couldn't do what the developer needed to be done
> the developer was able to "roll their own" code and control the
> display/port/event loop/ whatever hardware to do what they wanted.
The problem is, that is exactly what is being closed off right now.
All of these "don't access the internals" warnings while the APIs
that would do the same thing aren't being provided.
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> My point is please, please do not prevent us from doing these things
> in OS5. This allows the Palm platform to do more than it was originally
> thought it could do. Give us tools but don't tie up our imagination in
> exchange
> for a OS written by just a few people.
That is what I am afraid of also.
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> > > In the end, I hope that it helps make Palm OS more of a real OS, but I
> > > don't think that's the driving force behind it.
> >
> > Actually, having an open, well-documented OS will extend it more
> > than licensing agreements and locking everything in DLLs, because it
> allows
> > developers to continue to develop against it and support it with the
> wealth
> > of documentation you provide.
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