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Originally Posted by EowynCarter
That's what I would like, that, in addition of the DRm firmware made by bookeen, they would provide us with whatever's nesesary to do a drm-free open source firmware.... I would even make a few lines of code in there myself  |
The biggest problem with doing a .prc/.mobi version (or just adding .mobi support to a generic e-reader app) is that Mobipocket (you know, "Amazon") just doesn't want *anyone* to offer it. Not without massive NDA docs being signed, blood of first-born being delivered, goats sacrificed at midnight (local time) under a Blood Moon, etc.
However, there have been several sets of code developed that do so from a black-box point-of-view so it is do-able. Adding in ePub (if we simply go with an xml/xhtml version rather than ADE) can't be that hard, look at all the work already being done alone those lines. Then there's FBReader and TomeRaider, both of which are now PD.
I think the biggest problem is creating a lightweight OS that actually supports a minimal GUI for switching between apps. Oh, wait, that's OI!
It's been done for the Hanlin V3 platform, IOW. The big issue is making it run on Netronix, Sony, Kindle, Nook and iRex hardware. And that takes time and money. I'd think we should at least have two (2) of those PVI/E-Ink development kits. Those run about $3,000 each.
Anyone wanna pony up??? Didn't think so!
Derek