Software:Familiar Linux
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| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
|---|---|
| Source model | Open source |
| |Final release|Latest release}} | v0.8.4 / / March, 2007 |
| Default user interface | OPIE, GPE |
| Official website | familiar.handhelds.org |
Familiar Linux is a discontinued Linux distribution for iPAQ devices and other personal digital assistants (PDAs),[1][2] intended as a replacement for Windows CE. It can use OPIE or GPE Palmtop Environment as the graphical user interface.
Technical details
It is loosely based on the Debian ARM distribution, but uses the ipkg package manager.[3] It contained Python and XFree86.[4]
History
In May 2000, Alexander Guy took a kernel that had been worked on by Compaq programmers, built a complete Linux distribution around it, and released the first version of Familiar (v0.1).
The first version was released in May 2000.[5]
It was developed as part of the Handhelds.org project.[3]
Reception
According to a 2004 review by IBM developerWorks, Familiar Linux needed more polish and "could gain mass acceptance if a dual-boot procedure were made possible".[6]
References
- ↑ Software configuration management : ICSE Workshops SCM 2001 and SCM 2003, Toronto, Canada, May 14-15, 2001 and Portland, OR, USA, May 9-10, 2003 : selected papers. Bernhard Westfechtel, André van der Hoek, SCM. Berlin: Springer. 2003. ISBN 978-3-540-39195-1. OCLC 51975801. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51975801.
- ↑ Crossing design boundaries : proceedings of the 3rd Engineering & Product Design Education International Conference, Edinburgh, UK, 15-16 September, 2005. Paul Rodgers, E. K. Brodhurst, Duncan Hepburn, Design Society. Design Education Special Interest Group, Institution of Engineering Designers. London: Taylor & Francis. 2005. ISBN 0-415-39118-0. OCLC 63766883. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63766883.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "LWN.net weekly edition". https://static.lwn.net/2001/0607/.
- ↑ "LinuxDevCenter.com: Linux on an iPAQ". 2005-02-27. http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2001/06/01/linux_ipaq.html.
- ↑ "In Pictures: Linux for mobile. A visual history". https://www.arnnet.com.au/slideshow/521891/pictures-linux-mobile-visual-history/.
- ↑ "Running Linux on an iPAQ". 2004-12-15. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-ipaq.html?ca=dgr-lnxw04iPaq.
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