Familiar Linux
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| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest release | v0.8.4 / / March, 2007 |
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| Default user interface | OPIE, GPE |
| License | GNU GPL |
| Official website | familiar.handhelds.org |
Familiar Linux is a discontinued Linux distribution for iPAQ devices and other personal digital assistants (PDAs),[1][2] intended as a libre, free replacement for Windows CE. It can use OPIE or GPE Palmtop Environment as the graphical user interface.
Technical details
[edit | edit source]It is loosely based on the Debian ARM distribution, but uses the ipkg package manager.[3] It contained Python and XFree86.[4]
History
[edit | edit source]In May 2000, Alexander Guy took a kernel that had been worked on by Compaq programmers, built a complete Linux distribution around it, and released the first version of Familiar (v0.1).
The first version was released in May 2000.[5]
It was developed as part of the Handhelds.org project.[3]
Reception
[edit | edit source]According to a 2004 review by IBM developerWorks, Familiar Linux needed more polish and "could gain mass acceptance if a dual-boot procedure were made possible".[6]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Linux.com interview with the original author Archived 2021-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
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