On another note, have you heard about the current situation regarding the availability of source code for the port of the Linux kernel to the GP2X?
yes, tho' this is changing the subject. i'm sure the GPL issues with GPH will get resolved; certainly i've been keeping a very close eye on it and i'm pretty sure that there is more to this story than is being reported on slashdot .. in the meantime there is some serious hacking still going on with this console, and there aren't actually any problems with continuing to hack code for the GP2X .. i have it on good authority (guys working directly with GPH) that this issue is getting sorted out finally, for good and all, and that the problems are related to the fact that there are 3 parties involved in the GP2X' codebase .. and all need to get on the same page. this is happening.
I told him I was keen to buy one - but would hold back until the GPL was being complied with.
well, that'd be a pity, because there's not actually anything about their code release thats going to prevent you from running your own code on it .. there's nothing stopping you from upgrading the kernel to an open one, nothing preventing you from writing new code for the platform, which is open, functioning, and able to run whatever code you write for it. the only issue is that there are bins being shipped with source not available; but you can most certainly port whatever source you want to the machine, including source for the onboard apps available elsewhere, so its not really a barrier to enjoying the platform; it is, of course, yet again, "niggly dogmatics" versus 'those who are writing code and getting on with it' ..
the gp2x just plain rocks. nothing quite like having a completed linux platform in your pocket, running thousands and thousands of games, and soon .. music software of note. for example, i think you can all expect to see news about drum machines, trackers, sequencers, patch librarians, and editors, on the gp2x platform, in the coming weeks and months .. not bad for a battery-powered pocket, portable linux device.
-- ; Jay Vaughan
