Well, they will offer a free SDK. In the
announcement they wrote, that everyody can install software created with that SDK.
So I would say:
Don't worry! Wait for the SDk and everything will be fine.
Quote:
In order to become a ‘private’ developer for the iLiad platform, below procedure needs to be followed in order to setup the iLiad development environment:
developers visit this web-site to register themselves as a developer;
after registration, the iDS will send a file to your iLiad that will install the development environment automatically;
by connecting the iLiad to your PC using the network connection you can logon to the developer environment; tools and an example of existing viewers can be downloaded from this web-site;
all functions including communication, file access, touch screen input and display access are made available for the developer.
When a viewer is developed, several possibilities exist:
The viewer can be installed by any iLiad user (even non-developers) on the iLiad internal memory, that can be accessed using the USB connection to the PC, allowing developers to distribute their viewer to all iLiad users. iRex may decide to formally support the viewer as a default viewer for a specific document type. If an iLiad user tries to open content that requires this viewer, but that is not yet available on its iLiad, through iDS the viewer can be made available automatically at the next connect cycle. A combination of the above.
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In the meanwhile go searching for the flash loader, there must be one. But don't expect any less obscure initiation method then on the Clamshell Zaurus. There you have to remove the battery cover and press some keys. While I had thought about pressing some key, I would not have thought about removing the battery cover. Hmmmm...as we do not have a battery cover why not try to remove the pen and press some keys.... ;-)