there is now a NDK for "native" applications - maybe this helps
WeTab
very open device, running Linux with proprietary stuff on top like Adobe Flash, Adobe Air and Android
they even offer an "expert mode" which includes root-shell access (but voids software warranty)
they have there own appstore which is combine withpresents Android and other App stores, transparent to the user
applications are native or made with Android, Adobe Flash or Adobe Air
widgets are purely made with HTML/CSS/JavaScript (like WebOS)
thoughts about a ZIM reader on WeTab
if we had an Android application it would be usable on WeTab
we could also use zimreader and a widget served by it
Adbobe Flash / Air will most likely not be used
SugarLabs / OLPC
discussed with booth personell from SugarLabs which make the software for OLPC
OLPC has a 686 CPU (AMD Geode) and uses Fedora as OS and XUL for applications
there is about 1 GB disc space available on the XO computers
Wikipedia content is alreading being shipped, on the school servers, a special selection suitable for kids
there should be a possibility to update, but this would most likely only happen once a year
in countries like Ruanda English is taught at the first grade, so english Wikipedia is fine for them (local languages are in the responsibility of the local team, OLPC just provides the infrastructure)
it should be possible to save certain articles on the XO to be used at home when not connected to the school server
thoughts on using Wikipedia on XO
server should hold ZIM files and a local webserver, zimreader or kiwix-serve
update is done by simply exchanging ZIM files
there is ongoing work on a "save webpage" functionality in the Sugar browser, so this could be used generically because it doesn't make a difference where the webcontent comes from
