I've been thinking about DIA support--it's now the most asked-for feature.
PalmSource distributes a very nice piece of sample code to adapt and use in
one's application. Unfortunately, the code is distributed under a license
that's the very opposite of the GPL: it prohibits re-distribution of the
At 09:26 AM 2/19/2004, you wrote:
I've been thinking about DIA support--it's now the most asked-for feature.
PalmSource distributes a very nice piece of sample code to adapt and use in
one's application. Unfortunately, the code is distributed under a license
that's the very opposite of the GPL:
I don't know if I can get the sample code license changed to be more
open, but I'll try. The object-only part doesn't seem very logical to
me. Stuff like this really should have a BSD or MPL license, IMO. --
Ben Combee Techwood Broadcasting Foundation, Austin Bureau Chief
What's
What's even more confusing, is that Palm themselves, contracted
one of the core Plucker developers, to get their new devices working
specifically with Plucker, for them, internally, as I understand it.
Palm, PalmOne, or PalmSource? Remember, Palm doesn't exist anymore.
Why they
On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Ben Combee wrote:
The sample code license is pretty old, and I don't think it has ever been
GPL-compatible. I just sent off a email to my contacts in DTS to try to
raise the issue and I think I made a few good arguments, but we'll see if
they take hold. Hopefully,
Palm, PalmOne, or PalmSource? Remember, Palm doesn't exist anymore.
I believe this was Palm, Inc. prior to the split to Palmsource and
merger to Handspring.
The sample code license is pretty old, and I don't think it has ever
been GPL-compatible.
I can't believe we're the
