[NTLK] NewtonOS ROM Source Code

[Rod Lavington]

That notes patent highlights how totally absurd the whole patent system has
become!

I'm still looking for a Moreinfo replacement on any platform....so far using
Springboard is a makeshift answer, but not a good replacement.
On 14/02/2011 6:53 PM, "Tony Kan" <tony.kan at clear.net.nz> wrote:
> I suspect that the main obstacle with a roll-you-own-Newt isn't the
technical
> issues but the legal ones. Most of the unique gestures and design elements
of
> the Newton UI are subject to copyright or patent or both. For example, the
> designing Notes as an endless roll of paper and carving off lengths of it
to
> create new Notes is subject to patent protection.
>
> Cheers
>
> Tony Kan
>
> Christchurch
> New Zealand
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:newtontalk-bounces at newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of Rod Lavington
> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 7:28 PM
> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] NewtonOS ROM Source Code
>
>
> What would it take to grab something like the Android source as a base,
then
> adapting a Newton-style UI and data sharing model to it? Would that be a
> better option, a roll-your-own Newt?
>
> [snip]
>
>
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