Tuesday, March 29 2005 @ 10:53 PM EST Contributed by: glosser
LinuxDevices.com brings us word that Opie 1.2 has been released. Opie is for Linux based PDA's.
A project developing a free graphics framework and application stack for Linux-based PDAs has achieved a new stable release. Opie (Open Palmtop Integrated Environment) version 1.2 offers a new package manager, improved interface, key new applications, and support for KDE's next-generation "KitchenSync" among other synchronization protocols.
Opie started out as a fork of Qtopia, Trolltech's Qt-based mobile palmtop environment, and the new 1.2 release retains binary compatibility with software developed for Qtopia, according to Opie spokesperson Dan Williams.
Opie underpins several Linux distributions for PDAs, including OpenZaurus and Familiar. Opie 1.2 will appear initially in OpenZaurus 3.5.3, and in Familiar 0.8.2.
Opie also offers "specific support" for the Yopy PDA and for the Siemens SIMPad webpad. However, it should run on any hardware that can run Linux, according to Williams.
