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davidrothman · 09-12-2006, 04:36 AM

Hear, hear! I agree with folks about the importance of the question. Below is the extent to which Mark Carey from OSoft, the first implementer of OpenReader, has gone public on the issue. If dotReader does appear on the iLiad, that might be very good news indeed for owners. It's like the old XyWrite word-processor; the programmers are maniacal about speed. No claims in advance in regard to a specific machine like the iLiad (assuming dotReader is headed in that direction). Meanwhile thanks for everyone's interest. I hope folks will drop by dotReader.com and offer the usual smart feedback that MR readers give. - David

http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=5401#comment-78930

Carey quote:

While I can’t publicly state whether we are or are not developing a version of the dotReader using OpenReader for the iLiad, the IDEA of an open source reader for an e-ink platform makes sense.

1. The dotReader has a very small footprint and does and excellent job managing memory. For example, it renders only what needs to be displayed vs PDF which must load the entire document.

2. The dotReader is language agnostic. While it may read OpenReader, plug-ins will allow it to read other formats as well. This adds a lot of versatility to the reader rather than tying a single format to a specific machine.

3. E-books tend to focus on the U.S. market. However, there are growing markets in other parts of the world that already have broad acceptance of open source software. The dotReader can be branded to meet the needs of any business application. As for e-ink readers, customization will be necessary because the dotReader is more capable than current e-ink technology permits.

09-12-2006, 04:36 AM	#32
davidrothman Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 32 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Alexandria, VA Device: Paperwhite, $50 Fire, iPad Air 2, Nexus 6, Kobo Aura H2O	Hear, hear! I agree with folks about the importance of the question. Below is the extent to which Mark Carey from OSoft, the first implementer of OpenReader, has gone public on the issue. If dotReader does appear on the iLiad, that might be very good news indeed for owners. It's like the old XyWrite word-processor; the programmers are maniacal about speed. No claims in advance in regard to a specific machine like the iLiad (assuming dotReader is headed in that direction). Meanwhile thanks for everyone's interest. I hope folks will drop by dotReader.com and offer the usual smart feedback that MR readers give. - David http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=5401#comment-78930 Carey quote: While I can’t publicly state whether we are or are not developing a version of the dotReader using OpenReader for the iLiad, the IDEA of an open source reader for an e-ink platform makes sense. 1. The dotReader has a very small footprint and does and excellent job managing memory. For example, it renders only what needs to be displayed vs PDF which must load the entire document. 2. The dotReader is language agnostic. While it may read OpenReader, plug-ins will allow it to read other formats as well. This adds a lot of versatility to the reader rather than tying a single format to a specific machine. 3. E-books tend to focus on the U.S. market. However, there are growing markets in other parts of the world that already have broad acceptance of open source software. The dotReader can be branded to meet the needs of any business application. As for e-ink readers, customization will be necessary because the dotReader is more capable than current e-ink technology permits.