I think one thing that holds notetaker manufacturers away from releasing SDK's is they worry about the reputation of the notetaker itself being damaged or tarnished by people writing unreliable or simply bad applications. Even the most intelligent of persons can tend to blame the notetaker itself when a badly written app causes it to malfunction (think of how many people blame Windows or the computer itself when we get a blue screen, when in fact it could possibly just be a badly written driver or application that has nothing to do with Microsoft or Dell/HP/etc).
Also, a lot of times SDK's are not free, so as to weed out those people who just want to use it as a toy to write useless toy apps; the only problem is that it usually costs a pretty high amount and precludes anyone who wishes to contribute apps for free. Blazie's SDK was on the order of $400 and I could not afford that in those days, and even today I'd have a major struggle affording it, so I never was able to develop for BNS even though I wanted to. If/when I do write apps for the BrailleNote I'd love to be able to release them for free but for that to happen the SDK would have to be very inexpensive or free. I think it's fair to include some sort of disclaimer in as many places as possible reminding people that third-party apps are coded by individuals and HW can't be responsible for any bugs or inadequacies in such apps. Flint On 10/17/06, Joseph Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Tara, SDK stands for Software Development Kit. This allows a programmer to write software for a particular devices such as BrailleNote. > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Taraprakash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date sent: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:07:54 +0530 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Real interest in SDK here >What is SDK, I am sorry for ignorance, and what will it do? >----- Original Message ----- >From: "terry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 5:36 AM >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Real interest in SDK here >> Sdk has been promised for year now and never delivered. >> Terry Bray >> Adaptive Technology Analyst >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] m] On Behalf Of Flint Million >> Sent: October 16, 2006 7:13 AM >> To: Braillenote List >> Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Real interest in SDK here >> One more thought on SDK's - has there been any mention on, *if* it was >> released, if it'd be a free product, or a paid system? I remember >> Blazie's developer toolkit was for pay, and was in fact quite >> expensive, which prohibited me from ever experimenting with true C >> coding for the Braille 'n Speak. I actually would like to release apps >> I write as free programs, but of course if the SDK ends up being for >> pay I will end up having to charge for my apps. >> Flint >> On 10/16/06, Flint Million <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I'll probably drop an email to the person you named. >>> I do have a few specific ideas for apps. Some of my ideas might be >>> also in the minds of others, but I'm open to competition :) I'm >>> considering some more "real" games (not that Inform is bad, but I'm >>> thinking things like card games and such), as well as some Internet >>> connectivity apps - an IRC chat program would really make me drool. I >>> have actually coded an IRC client for blind people - technically two, >>> since I wrote one, then abandoned it for a second project - so I >>> understand the IRC protocol inside and out. Along with this I'm >>> thinking some simple apps like a unit converter and maybe a basic >>> check register with embossing capabilities. I actually did an >>> experiment or two writing some very basic apps in Inform and compiling >>> them to Z-code - and it works for simple stuff like calculations and >>> so on - but it obviously won't come anywhere near supporting complex >>> apps like an IRC client or a checkbook. A card game might be possible >>> in Inform - it's one of my current test projects. (Although I have to >>> first figure out what happened to my presently dead BN.) >>> On 10/16/06, Brian Lingard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> Ottawa Canada >>>> Dear Flint: >>>> Welcome to the list from Ottawa in Canada. >>>> Well since you have read the list archives, you know Humanware >>>> has not released an SDK for third-party developers for the >>>> BrailleNote/VoiceNote family of products. >>>> For lack of anyone better to contact, I recommend you write to: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> He is the group president and if anyone can persuade Humanware to >>>> release the SDK, it would be him. >>>> Do you have specific programs you would like to write for the >>>> BrailleNote, or is it just a general interest at this time? >>>> Brian >>>> -- >>>> No virus found in this outgoing message. >>>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>>> Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/476 - Release Date: >>>> 14/10/2006 >>>> ___ >>>> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>>> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/br aillenote >> ___ >> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/br aillenote >> ___ >> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/br aillenote >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/477 - Release Date: 10/16/2006 >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/br aillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
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