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Q: Will all users have the ability to run 3rd party software out of the box or is there a need to install a developer package like with the iLiad?
A: Custom application can be build using the SDK, the executable can be stored on the SD-card and started using a link in the Home location. The SDK will be available in the first week of October.
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This could be good, or very bad. Most attempts to require a limited SDK for 1st-class access to a Linux device have been dismal failures (Pepper Pad and Sugar on OLPC for example). It is good if all that is required is a thin wrapper around an existing application, but bad if a stand-alone X11 app (e.g. mrxvt) can't be run on the device.
The development environment sounds good though:
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Q: What tools will be provided to developers for modifying the device?
A: ARMv6 emulation system on the PC based on Qemu with EPD emulation, Anjuta IDE with cross-compile support and deployment to emulator / hardware.
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