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Originally Posted by mclien
to buy..
As some sort of "GNU/Linux extremist", I'd like to avoid those "GPL-violaters".
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PocketBook did comply eventually and they were explaining that they needed to clean up and prepare the code. They are not saints, but they keep the SPIRIT of GPL better than other manufacturers.
They are the closest to the heart of Linux extremists of all the companies.
- They did publish sourcecodes in MEANINGFUL way, that is: there are third-party versions of FBReader installable without hacking (created as a direct result of published source, with fantastic improvements), there is SDK available, CoolReader has been ported to PocketBook.
- the system is open to hacker/coder, you can install several third-party applications, you can replace any binary, just by putting it into /system/bin directory on an user-accessible partition (obviously this path is in $PATH before the path with built-in binaries), you can override any configuration file (even those normally in internal memory, see previous $PATH comment)
- (for older devices, such as PB360 at least, I think that there is version for newer devices as well) there is even Terminal Emulator, so you can execute actual Linux commands on machine (a typical BusyBox system). This way I have extracted several interesting files, like translation files.
- this is THE most configurable machine (with possible exception of Nook Simple Touch (that runs on Android)) of all e-ink readers. You can install screensavers, fonts, binaries, dictionaries (tool for building dictionary is available), themes (tool is available as well, theme can change even functionality of device), you can redefine function of ANY hardware button, you can make your own translation of HW ...
- All of the above without the need to break into the device, without the need to hack or jailbreak.