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Whose project is it anyway?

Whose project is it anyway?

Posted Jun 7, 2007 6:13 UTC (Thu) by kolloid (guest, #25282)
Parent article: Whose project is it anyway?

Hm, frankly I don't care. I've tried running Linux on PocketPC and it didn't work. Boot time is awfully long, applications crashes almost every 10 seconds, and many other problems. Basically Linux on handhelds was unusable and probably still is.

It is reported to work on ancient handhelds which are not only impossible to find in shops, but even at online auctions.

Sorry if this sounds harsh, but I don't understand why discuss a project that is interesting to 1% of Linux users and works maybe for 0.01% of them.


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Whose project is it anyway?

Posted Jun 7, 2007 10:08 UTC (Thu) by JonoPrice (guest, #23155) [Link]

Despite appearances, this isn't a story about Linux on handhelds, that is just an interesting backdrop and an indication of what prompted the story. The story is really about who owns the names of projects and who owns, or can (and should) register, a trademark. It is also about how communities organise themselves.

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