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Originally Posted by pazos
And, AFAIK, QuillOS is mostly a runtime, that would still work over stock bootloader and kernel. If you do some kernel patching to enable usb-host et al that's all that we will miss. The 99'9% of what the runtime provides would still be viable for those interested.
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As only an outside observer (Inkbox/Quill not compatible with my rev of Clara HD), it seemed they poured many person-hours into the kernel/system programming side (encryption, signing, updating, plus app packaging, all things I have little clue about), so I can imagine the reaction seeing some of that taken away, though hanging on in old devices.
But I like your point about the continued value of the runtime. Having messed around with xorg on chroot, I saw how providing a rich and varied desktop environment can allow easy porting of many many more apps and easier development path than Qt, but...they are largely not Kobo-ready without someone fixing them up first!
Quill as a prepackaged dual boot option sounds fun, but NiMa sounded like he also has less time available, Szybet sounds pissed off, etc...
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Originally Posted by pazos
I think QuillOS is a pretty nice and fun project. It does provides a really awesome user experience for anybody that wants to run or port any app to their kobos. It's also an example on Qt platform abstraction.
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Qt platform abstraction
Is that how devs say "Qt avoidance"?
Edit - Oh he means QPA (technical term) duh,lol
Edit : Oh yeah, forgot about this still unanswered question:
Are the Tolino devices not as locked down, or did the fastboot succeed because both kernels were official signed versions? Anyone willing to risk a brick with an unsigned kernel?
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...5&postcount=17