I have sent a guy in NDS a request, and he emailed the tarball they needed to release.
Shalom, The source code can be found at: ftp gate.nds.com username - uboot password - 9E8asteH 2011/2/20 Lior Kaplan <kaplanl...@gmail.com> > Did you get any kind of source or offer for the source as the licenses > require? > > Kaplan > > 2011/2/17 Amichai Rotman <amic...@iglu.org.il> > >> Hi all, >> >> Just wanted to share my experience with this little device... >> >> As some of you know, I asked which one should I buy: Amazon Kindle or this >> one. I am glad I have bought this one. It's all I need! >> >> I have 130 books on the internal 1.2GB memory and I still have lots of >> space. >> >> I bought it so I can carry around all those 1000+ pages technical books. >> >> Pros: >> >> >> Runs Linux! >> Small size. >> Light weight. >> Lots of space (can work with an MicroSD card, up to 32GB). >> Supports Hebrew (none of the other readers out there do). >> Long battery life. >> >> Cons: >> >> e-vrit eshop: >> Very uncomfortable to browse the e-vrit website and shop for books (Both >> from the desktop and from the device). While browsing from the device, it >> opens a page on the local FS that asks you to follow a link to enter the >> online shop. This page comes up after connecting to the WiFi network, so >> they could easily take you there directly after the connection was made... >> You cannot search for books by author, and if you find an author you like, >> it is not possible to "click the name to access all the books available by >> that author. This is true for both the device and the desktop sites. >> Note: The site accessible from the device is maintained by Newpan and the >> site accessible from the desktop is maintained by Steimazky.... >> A small number of books are available on the shop. No Sci-Fi books at all. >> No old books (those books I bought as a kid and are out of print are great >> candidates for this format). >> >> When listening to MP3 files - even with the volume all the way up, it was >> too low to hear in a noisy environment. Granted - I only tested Podcasts, >> not music. >> >> Slow response while switching between books and display modes (full >> screen, back to the main menu). flipping pages work fast, though. >> >> Terrible for photos / pictures. Too dark, no colors and slow. The books' >> covers and in-book diagrams and line art look great! >> >> User Experience: >> >> As I mentioned, I am very happy with the device. It is very light and >> under the right lighting conditions it is very clear and fun to read from. >> Using it under the sun was even better than under florescent light. >> I downloaded a sample book from the Barns & Noble site (what they call a >> 'NookBook) and transfered it to the device directly (an .epub file) - and >> begun reading immediately! no DRM, no conversion - out of the download! I >> called their Customer Support (voice - I needed to hear it) and asked if it >> is because it's a sample. the representative said the sample is technically >> the same as the full book! >> >> Over the course of the last three years I've read very few books, mostly >> technical books by the computer, but since I've bought this device I have >> read more than 70 pages of a Hebrew thriller, and a few pages of some >> technical books and got the epub version of a 1500 page book I was wondering >> how to carry around with me... >> >> Conclusion: >> >> Very good buy for those of you who need the Hebrew support. Not very >> expensive. No dual display. No color display - but perfect for reading >> books! >> >> I hope I helped someone out there to reach a decision... >> >> Amichai. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-il mailing list >> Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il >> http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il > >
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