For applications in the e-book domain, Calibre seems to be an interesting starting point - it's GPLv3, and its level of functionality is pretty extensive. If one could get hold of an OSS-based reader, it would be interesting to port the relevant pieces of Calibre to it. WebOS may not be the target, or it may - who knows.
Sent from my iPhone, so please excuse any bizarre autocorrections. On 30 Dec 2011, at 23:15, "Jason Self" <[email protected]> wrote: > Rudolf <[email protected]> wrote .. >> Thoughts? > > The Kindle's software is proprietary and is Defective By Design, so it's a > non- > starter, IMO, for someone that values freedom. > > [1] http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/amazons-kindle-source-code-much-ado- > about-nothing > >> since WebOS is now free > > It is? Don't jump ahead of yourself. Last I read there were more questions > than > answers: What will the license be? What part(s) of WebOS will be put under > that > license? Will the tools to build and install it also be free? etc. > > If you'll read HP's press release it says "HP also will contribute ENYO, the > application framework for webOS, to the community in the near future ***along > with a plan for the remaining components of the user space.***" (Emphasis is > mine) > > That last part appears to support the position that the initial release will > not be complete, and the only thing HP is committing to doing -- at some > as-yet- > unknown future point -- is to announce a "plan" for the rest. Who knows that > that plan will entail. > > Like I said: There are more questions than answers at this point. > > http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2011/111209xa.html
