On Mon, Sep 03, 2001, Michael Nordstr�m wrote: > I'm *not* planning a Clie version, since I don't own a Sony Clie. > > If someone that does own such a device sends me a patch it can be > included. But only if it doesn't require the Sony SDK (and I expect that you have to use the SDK to support the HW). If it is necessary to have access to the SDK then it will not be included in the main version of the viewer. The reason I don't want to include any code that depends on the Sony SDK is that you have to register with their developer program to get access to the SDK. Also, unless I read more into the license than it actually says it will not be possible to distribute source code that uses the Sony SDK. The license says that I may develop software compatible with Sony PDA and distribute it in *object code form*. That would make it impossible to ever include support for any Sony product. Anyway, even if it is possible to distribute source code that uses the Sony SDK I will still not include support in the main version, because of the requirements to get acess to the SDK. Handera is an excellent example on how a company can make it easy for developers to develop for their product -- their SDK can be downloaded from their web page without any extra hassle. Sure, you still have to register to get acess to the ROM file, but that I can accept. It's a simple online registration, unlike Palm that (for non-US residents) requires you to sign paperwork that seems to include everything except giving away your first-born (maybe that, too) ;-) /Mike
