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Originally Posted by glabifrons View Post
As I understand it, that only applies to the hardware java acceleration that is built into the version of the ARM chip our devices use.
That's sad really, as it's supposed to be quite capable and would be much more battery-efficient than a software java.

Purely software based java would have none of these issues.

I have seen 3 different java projects on these devices, and am chomping at the bit for a fully functional one so I can run freemind!

http://wiki.java.net/bin/view/Mobile...tformsNokia800
http://weblogs.java.net/blog/jfalkne...nd_the_no.html

This 1st one sorta works, but has no maemo integration, so was borderline useless for freemind.
The 2nd one just gives me errors about missing jars (I'm not a java programmer).
The 3rd one, I can't find a URL for as I couldn't get it do work at all and abandoned it.
ahhhhh...ok, now I see...I had not considered the licensing was for just the hardware acceleration side. Well, that's good news, even if software only is gonna carry a bit of a battery hit, at least it does mean we'll have access to a LOT more apps...and like you, I think Freemind is GREAT. I also use a snipping program for bidding on eBay that is a Java app.

THANKS!!