iRex Technology Donates Five iLiad readers to OpenIliad.com

Adam B. · 10-22-2008, 10:35 AM

From OpenIliad.com:

iRex has announced that they plan to donate a number of refurbished iLiad's to OpenIliad.com. I am very impressed with iRex and their initiative to support the development community. This, in addition to their planned release of the iLiad code shows that the iLiad is not a dead platform, and will live on with updates and feature improvements from the community.

Once the devices arrive, OpenIliad will ship them out to those who have an established project and are in need of a device for testing and development. They will be loaned out on a temporary, as needed, basis.

OpenIliad.com has agreed to provide one to the OpenInkpot project, for their use in porting the OpenInkpot platform to the iLiad.

If you have a project and are in need of a device, please email me at ad...@gmail.com.

Nate the great · 10-22-2008, 10:38 AM

That's great.

If only Sony would do the same for OpenInkpot. (hint, hint)

dottedmag · 10-22-2008, 12:06 PM

Sony platform was not changed radically, so I doubt it. Sony already released source code for drivers they weren't obliged to do (several modules, I believe), so there should be no obstacles for porting to 500 or 505.

ED: Oops, I though it was the thread about source code release %)

dottedmag · 10-22-2008, 12:08 PM

BTW, thanks, Alan!

ericshliao · 10-22-2008, 01:22 PM

Thumb up for iRex's generosity.

montsnmags · 10-23-2008, 12:37 AM

Wow, that's impressive generosity on iRex's part. Thanks for letting us know, Adam (aside from the usual unending thanks for all the stuff you and others do for us Iliad-users

).

Cheers,
Marc

bbusybookworm · 10-23-2008, 04:39 AM

Pretty Generous off them.

It shows that at least SOMEONE there realises that they own a lot of the popularity of the Iliad to the developer community, who have made the Iliad much more open and usable then iRex was able to.

nekokami · 10-27-2008, 01:11 PM

Excellent news! I can't wait to see what the OpenInkPot folks do with it.

10-22-2008, 10:35 AM	#1
Adam B. Addicted to Porting Posts: 1,697 Karma: 7194 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: iRex iLiad, Nokia 770, Samsung i760	iRex Technology Donates Five iLiad readers to OpenIliad.com From OpenIliad.com: iRex has announced that they plan to donate a number of refurbished iLiad's to OpenIliad.com. I am very impressed with iRex and their initiative to support the development community. This, in addition to their planned release of the iLiad code shows that the iLiad is not a dead platform, and will live on with updates and feature improvements from the community. Once the devices arrive, OpenIliad will ship them out to those who have an established project and are in need of a device for testing and development. They will be loaned out on a temporary, as needed, basis. OpenIliad.com has agreed to provide one to the OpenInkpot project, for their use in porting the OpenInkpot platform to the iLiad. If you have a project and are in need of a device, please email me at ad...@gmail.com.

10-22-2008, 12:06 PM	#3
dottedmag OpenInkpot co-founder Posts: 410 Karma: 845 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis	Sony platform was not changed radically, so I doubt it. Sony already released source code for drivers they weren't obliged to do (several modules, I believe), so there should be no obstacles for porting to 500 or 505. ED: Oops, I though it was the thread about source code release %) Last edited by dottedmag; 10-22-2008 at 12:16 PM.

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10-22-2008, 10:38 AM	#2
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	That's great. If only Sony would do the same for OpenInkpot. (hint, hint)

10-22-2008, 12:08 PM	#4
dottedmag OpenInkpot co-founder Posts: 410 Karma: 845 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis	BTW, thanks, Alan!

10-22-2008, 01:22 PM	#5
ericshliao Guru Posts: 976 Karma: 687 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Dell X51v; iLiad v2	Thumb up for iRex's generosity.

10-23-2008, 12:37 AM	#6
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	Wow, that's impressive generosity on iRex's part. Thanks for letting us know, Adam (aside from the usual unending thanks for all the stuff you and others do for us Iliad-users ). Cheers, Marc

10-23-2008, 04:39 AM	#7
bbusybookworm Tech Junkie Posts: 1,027 Karma: 10080 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Earth Device: iPad, MotoXStyle, OnePlusOne	Pretty Generous off them. It shows that at least SOMEONE there realises that they own a lot of the popularity of the Iliad to the developer community, who have made the Iliad much more open and usable then iRex was able to.

10-27-2008, 01:11 PM	#8
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Excellent news! I can't wait to see what the OpenInkPot folks do with it.

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