Attn: New Zaurus owners

Andru Luvisi luvisi at andru.sonoma.edu
Sat Aug 17 08:18:32 PDT 2002


People should go to your FAQ just to see the funny picture!

Qustions that either aren't in your FAQ or I didn't find, but hoped you
might know the answers to:

Is the Zaurus software open source?  For example, you could install and
run the Agenda programs on your desktop, and lots of people created their
own enhanced versions of the supplied applications, like the encrypting
notepad and such.

Can you compile and install a new kernel yourself?  CobaltMicro violated
the GPL by putting some of their own special things for their own special
hardware in the kernel that they did not provide source for so you could
not upgrade the kernel on your own.  Is Sharp doing anything similar?

Does it use X11?  I found a reference in your FAQ to something called
Qtopia, but I haven't found a description of what Qtopia is.  Is it an X11
library?  An Open Source windowing system?  A proprietary windowing
system?

Thanks,
Andru
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