Schematics for ALP (Access Linux for Palm) Shown at Linuxdevices.com and a Question

Linuxdevices.com was gracious enough to publish the schematics of the newly announced ALP (codename for future software ?Palm 7.0). Very very interesting schematics.

Palm OS will remain as an emulation model, but the exciting thing is that Java will be built into the SYSTEM, thus allowing for 3rd party "native apps." Can you imagine replacing these apps from the applications module and using the User Space for other things?

The kernel looks solid - that is as solid as a schematic diagram can confess - and it would appear that they are taking into account a lot of 3rd party applications. Are you drooling yet?

However there are a few questions; one of which is very important:

Will ALP (Access Linux for Palm) serve as the new operating system for all Palm Devices or will it only serve the telephony market, such as the Treo line? (See the right lower side of the diagram where it mentions "GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS, Wifi, Bluetooth etc."

If it is only for mobile telephony, does that mean that we will have to put up with the experimental COBALT on the other devices?

Conversely and obviously more exciting is the true question:

Will all future products feature telephony and possibly VOIP and will older devices be upgradeable?

A whole weekend to ponder the news from Barcelona.


LDD.