OK, maybe 4 and a half. All I know is that I remember hearing about Linux when I went to the PalmSource conference back in Spring 2003.
On 9/14/07, Levi Wallach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have they been for 5 years? I thought the Linux Initiative was only started > a couple years ago... I guess the Foleo was not that much of a stepping > stone, since it was almost ready and now it's going to be another 12-18 > months before the linux phone comes out? Maybe they will continue to release > these repackaged versions like the Centro until then, otherwise they are > going to be seen as really stagnating... > > Levi > > > Levi Wallach > Blog: twelveblackcodemonkeys.com > <http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com/> > DVD Review Site: dvdmon.com <http://www.dvdmon.com/> > Pictures at: http://wallachexpressions.smugmug.com/Levi > <http://wallachexpressions.smugmug.com/Levi> > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] on behalf of Craig Froehle > Sent: Fri 9/14/07 2:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Treo] Palm: it will be 12 to 18 months before a Linux Palm > appears > > > > Cripes! They've been working on this for nearly 5 years now. What > the heck could be taking so long?!? > > > On 9/14/07, Bill Gamble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/sep/13/guardianweeklytechnologysection.it> > > > > "The bulk of Palm's software development spending is thus now aimed > > squarely at revamping Palm OS5 to work on a Linux core. But even > > that may be slipping: though earlier Colligan said that would appear in > > 2008, Palm this week told the Guardian "it will be 12 to 18 > > months" before a Linux Palm appears..." > > > > I don't know about you, but 18 months seems like an eternity. Will Palm > > survive for 18 months without introducing anything that's > > really "new and improved"? > > _______ > > Bill > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > -- > http://www.GearBits.com <http://www.gearbits.com/> -- Tech. Culture. Ideas. > Opinions. > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- http://www.GearBits.com -- Tech. Culture. Ideas. Opinions.
