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2006-02-02 , 23:40
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Originally Posted by fpp
thoughtfix -- I should know, I have both :-)
I converted a few Perl scripts to shell for the OpenZaurus project WAY BACK WHEN, but sold my Z a couple years ago to have a Christmas budget. After all that - and now even owning a Nokia 770 - I still need a PDA. My life is too busy/hectic to live without one.

Originally Posted by fpp
I think the difference between the two will finally hinge between Nokia's open, international and community-oriented approach vs. Sharp's closed, domestic attitude and neglect of its hacker base.
HOW TRUE! Sharp had VERY little communication and rapport with their hacker base which, by comparison, was probably much larger than Nokia's current base. Let's hope the former Z owners convert to Maemo.

On another note - I would like to see something like OpenZaurus get released for the 770. It'd be nice to have a fully open, user-built OS on the device - built ground-up by the hackers. We'll see.
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