Linux for e-readers: OpenInkpot progress *IS* being made... - Page 3

yunhaid · 07-10-2008, 02:28 AM

i have three eink books as iliad, hanlin v3, starebook. and starebook is same as the machine you have done. i want to follow your instructions to do same things as you have made. thanks a lot.

mrdini · 07-13-2008, 08:48 PM

Yo folks,

Thought you folks would like to know there is a new blog post up on http://blog.openinkpot.org/ regarding our GSoC students.

Please read, and leave a few encouraging comments for our hardworking students!

Charybdis · 07-23-2008, 09:58 AM

Is it legal to delete the original firmware, and use an open source alternative?

Will OpenInkpot run on any device, or just on specific devices?

I like the idea very much! Does it mean that we can achieve more features on a device than the official features? For example, if a device does not support X file format originally, but we install OpenInkpot, can we read the X file format, despite that the device doesn't support it officially?

mrdini · 07-23-2008, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charybdis

Is it legal to delete the original firmware, and use an open source alternative?

It's fully legal. However, Jinke and any other manufacturers (Bookeen, Sony etc) can refuse to support/repair your device (in theory).

Quote:

Will OpenInkpot run on any device, or just on specific devices?

That's the idea

But realistically, we are restricted to hardware our developers have access to. (which is pretty much most of the eink devices on the market at the moment, apart from the Iliad & the Netronix/Astak range)

Quote:

I like the idea very much! Does it mean that we can achieve more features on a device than the official features? For example, if a device does not support X file format originally, but we install OpenInkpot, can we read the X file format, despite that the device doesn't support it officially?

Exactly! If you wanted support for say postscript, or ODF (why would you? :P), you can in theory write a plugin to add support for that

lunohod · 07-23-2008, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charybdis

Is it legal to delete the original firmware, and use an open source alternative?

Using opensource firmware is legal. In fact, the original Jinke firmware is illegal! It is violating the GNU GPL license.

TadW · 07-23-2008, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by lunohod

Using opensource firmware is legal. In fact, the original Jinke firmware is illegal! It is violating the GNU GPL license.

Jinke is not alone in this...

07-13-2008, 08:48 PM	#32
mrdini Connoisseur Posts: 97 Karma: 177 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: Hanlin V2 & V6	New blog post Yo folks, Thought you folks would like to know there is a new blog post up on http://blog.openinkpot.org/ regarding our GSoC students. Please read, and leave a few encouraging comments for our hardworking students!

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07-10-2008, 02:28 AM	#31
yunhaid Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 147 Join Date: Jan 2007	i have three eink books as iliad, hanlin v3, starebook. and starebook is same as the machine you have done. i want to follow your instructions to do same things as you have made. thanks a lot.

07-23-2008, 09:58 AM	#33
Charybdis Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 607 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Budapest, Hungary Device: BeBook	Is it legal to delete the original firmware, and use an open source alternative? Will OpenInkpot run on any device, or just on specific devices? I like the idea very much! Does it mean that we can achieve more features on a device than the official features? For example, if a device does not support X file format originally, but we install OpenInkpot, can we read the X file format, despite that the device doesn't support it officially?