Hi,
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plua@..., "jlpe_1" <jlpe_1@...> wrote:
> Now that Plua 2.0 is released, what happens next ?
> Can we expect a version compatible with Lua 5.1 anytime soon ?
This is how I see it: as a development environment, PalmOS has reached
a dead end. The current branch (PalmOS 5, or Garnet) will not be
enhanced further. What was going to be PalmOS 6, codenamed Cobalt,
was canceled by PalmSource before it could reach the market.
Access, which bought PalmSource, has been developing a completely new
PalmOS based on Linux, named ALP. It has not reached production yet
and, unless something concrete pops up, it is still vapourware.
Adding to the confusion, Palm Inc chose not to license ALP from Access
and decided to build its own new OS based on Linux. For obvious
reasons this OS and ALP will not be compatible with each other.
Currently I do not want to strugle with the aging PalmOS
5. Regarding the two promises based on Linux, it is too soon to know
which (if any) will see the light of the day. When/if it happens,
I will probably take a look.
I decided to develop Plua in the first place because: I liked Lua,
there was nothing like it for PalmOS and, of course, I had a PalmOS
device. Until I see a concrete and affordable Linux based device here
where I live, I can only wonder.
Regards,
Marcio.
