yeah, this release rocks! :D just one question.. is it possible to import vcard and ics-files? if it is, its my new favourite :)
greets On Dienstag, 5. Mai 2009 12.26:17 Marcus Bauer wrote: > Hello Openmoko Community, > > a new release of hackable:1 is available! We have been working hard on > ironing out bugs and making it a lot more usable and I am proud to > announce that we have come a long way. Several developers are now using > it as daily phone and internet device - so we are eating our own > dogfood. > > hackable:1 now offers phone functionality and sms plus a full PIM suite > consisting of contacts, calendar and todo list manager, plus a > timesheet time tracker application. > > For internet use we have added a new browser optimised for small > screens and speed. It is based on webkit and supports javascript and > allows for quick access of all major functions. The Feedreader has been > overhauled and comes with a set of predefined open source feeds to > which you can add more to your personal liking. > > The default keyboard is "hackers" keyboard, i.e. for stylus use > with all special characters quickly accessible. This allows for both, > quickly typing an sms as well as using the command line effectively. > > hackable:1 is based on Debian Lenny thus 25.000 packages are only an > apt-get far away. Many packages especially for development are > pre-installed - compiler, linker, build tools, dev-libraries are > already there for a quick start into development right on the phone, > just in minutes. > > > Changes since the last release (rev3) > ===================================== > > * plenty of fixes to gsmd and phone-kit > * finger scroll works well now, no longer unwanted application starts > * plenty of fixes to the hackers keyboard - no more double key presses > * fully Lenny based > * added new browser "woosh" > * updated feedreader > * added calendar, todo, gallery > * well working autorotate > * and much, much more... > > > How to install it > ================= > hackable:1 is running from SD card, thus you can easily check it out as > it wont touch your installation in flash of the phone. Simply untar it > onto a SD card, pop the SD card into the phone and boot from it. > > The steps are: > - format a 1GB+ SD card with 8MB fat and the rest ext2 > - untar the two tarballs > - boot from the SD card > > The detailed steps for installation are here: > http://www.hackable1.org/wiki/Installation > > > Technology > ========== > The hackable:1 apps are GTK+ and C for speed, however there is no > restriction. You like qt, e, f or g? You like python, perl or erlang? > Welcome on board, this is open source/free software and freedom is > about choice. Pick your poison! As of now the applications are a > mixture of finger-based and stylus based whichever seems to fit best. > > > What to expect > ============== > There will still be bugs. Some apps are not fully optimized for > usability. But it is usable as phone, as PDA and as internet device. > It is a community project, you can easily join, voice your opinion and > add code and applications. The R&D department of Bearstech -the french > distributor of the Openmoko Freerunners- is sponsoring the development, > Bearstech is using it as base for various VAR projects and > subsequently Bearstech wants to give back and is commited to the free > software community. > > > What does it look like in action > ================================ > Go to youtube and see yourself: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izww_4Z421g > > > Have fun! > > Marcus - on behalf of the hackable:1 team and community > > > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
