Familiar Linux
OS family | Unix-like |
---|---|
Source model | Open source |
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 review by IBM, Familiar Linux isn't for everyone and needed to be polished more.[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.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b "LWN.net weekly edition". LWN.net. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "LinuxDevCenter.com: Linux on an iPAQ". O'Reilly Media. 2005-02-27. Archived from the original on 2005-02-27. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ^ "In Pictures: Linux for mobile. A visual history". ARNnet. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Running Linux on an iPAQ". IBM developerWorks. 2004-12-15. Archived from the original on 2004-12-15. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
External links[]
- Linux
- ARM Linux distributions
- Linux distributions