On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 10:34, Ian wrote: >> * Lack of decent office software on a smartphone/PDA; > So port OpenOffice.org to say a G-phone
a) Inasmuch as a complete rewrite is required, the best approach would be to scrap the existing code base, and write a new application from scratch, in the target language for the target platform. Write needed libraries as the functionality is add/required, releasing them as soon as they have been written; b) I'm currently to thinly spread in other programming projects, to add this to my list; >but once the concept is achieved no doubt the technology will improve. Optimize the code to improve program speed, etc./ >> * Cost; > OOo itself costs nothing but obviously increasing RAM and processor I was not referring to the cost of the office suite. Rather, I was referring to the cost of the additional hardware (mouse, keyboard). Is it cost-effective to spend US$100 for a bluetooth keyboard and mouse for a US$250 smarrtphone/PDA? > If K-office does it better then OOo has a problem. If K-office gets > established in the mobile space I doubt OOo will then get in at all. jonathon -- Ethical conduct is a vice. Corrupt conduct is a virtue. Guiding principles of the legal and ethical system of Nacarima. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
