The Access Linux Platform is a next-generation version of the Palm OS being developed by the Access Co., with application compatibility layers for Java, classic Palm OS, GTK+, and Linux shell applications. The ALP has been featured in a phone at the 3GSM conference, but is not yet supported by the hardware manufacturer Palm Inc.
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Look and feel
The user interface is designed to resemble the older PalmOS releases, with a design aim being preserving the Zen of Palm, a design philosophy that revolves around making the applications as simple as they can be.
Base frameworks
Similarly to Maemo (Nokia's internet tablet framework), ALP works on a GTK and GStreamer framework. Both of these are licenced under the LGPL, meaning that ALP is a Free environment on the software level.
References
- Development Kit Press Release (2007-03-05)
- Hiker Developers Framework (2006-12-21)
- Application Framework (2006-10-30)
- ACCESS Linux Platform Announced (2006-02-14)
