Opie 1.2.4 Release Announcement

The Opie Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of versi=
on=20
1.2.4 of the Open Palmtop Integrated Environment, a comprehensive user=20
environment and application suite for portable devices running Linux.

Version 1.2.4 builds upon the last stable version (1.2.3, released July 200=
7),=20
and provides a rich graphical user environment and comprehensive selection =
of=20
applications. Applications include personal information management (PIM),=20
media players for many different audio and video formats, viewers for image=
s=20
and electronic documents, games and many utilities for file transfer,=20
connectivity with other computers, etc. As with previous versions, Opie=20
continues to provide binary compatibility with applications developed for=20
Trolltech's Qtopia environment.

Opie supports synchronization with desktop computers using Qtopia Desktop, =
and=20
more recently OpenSync. OpenSync is a universal synchronisation framework=20
which is usable through KDE's KitchenSync tool. OpenSync frontends for GNOM=
E=20
are also in development.

Like most Linux software, Opie is able to run on a wide variety of platform=
s.=20
Opie has direct hardware support for Hewlett Packard iPAQ, Sharp Zaurus,=20
Siemens SIMpad, and Palm devices.

Summary of changes since version 1.2.3:

  * Support for exceptions in repeating events in Datebook - allows editing=
 or=20
deleting one instance of a recurring event
  * New storage management applet (cardapplet) with improved safe removal a=
nd=20
support for SD cards and other removable storage devices
  * Network Settings: add basic support for configuring WPA/WPA2 encryption=
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  * Security: more flexible display of owner information from the business=
=20
card during authentication=20
  * Usability improvements in File manager (AdvancedFM), Bluetooth Manager,=
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Voice memo recorder (VMemo), Text editor
=C2=A0 * Many, many bugfixes and minor improvements

=46or full details on the changes in this release and previous releases, pl=
ease=20
see the Opie change log at http://opie.handhelds.org/docs/changelog .

Getting Opie

Source code for all software is available on the Opie website at the follow=
ing=20
location: http://opie.handhelds.org/feed/source/stable

Binary packages for version 1.2.4 will be provided with the next versions o=
f=20
=C3=85ngstr=C3=B6m and possibly other Linux distributions.

Links

=C2=A0 * Opie, http://opie.handhelds.org
=C2=A0 * =C3=85ngstr=C3=B6m, http://www.angstrom-distribution.org - Linux d=
istribution for=20
embedded devices including PDAs
=C2=A0 * KDE, http://kde.org - Desktop environment which includes the Kitch=
enSync=20
synchronization tool
=C2=A0 * Trolltech, http://trolltech.com - creators of Qtopia and Qtopia De=
sktop,=20
a cross-platform, desktop PIM application
=C2=A0 * OpenSync, http://www.opensync.org - a modular synchronization fram=
ework=20
for Linux systems

Contact

Paul Eggleton, [email protected] - Opie 1.2.4 Release=20
Coordinator
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