Quote: Originally posted by Elias: quote: Originally posted by robertlipe: Many Ipaq users (which I am not) run Linux. The eBook itself is compiled for the reader on the PDA, so as long as the sync software they use in Linux will let them transfer the reader program and the ebook, they'll enjoy the same functionality as their non-Windows counterparts. And this will be true for Mac users as well.Elias Good point, but wrong processor. The problem case isn't Ipaq users are running Linux on their laptops and using that to do the hot-sync. Pilot-xfer and friends solve that problem just fine. The actual Ipaq runs Linux on it. (Not Palm/OS, WinCE, etc.) When I looked at the web site, they didn't have a reader for these users.

This would be a problem for anyone running a PDA/OS/OSVersion combination that isn't explictly supported by mobibook. Quote: Originally posted by infosponge: I'm puzzled why a site that is so community-based and would be dead without the good vibes of it's community users is always making 'closed' vs.

'open' choices that favor 'closed'. MobiPocket eBook Reader appears to support the Open eBook format that was discussed here before. If that's what the results from the search page are, then they're just XML, and the spec is. Of course, I don't know because I haven't actually ponied up the $30 yet.

Edit: You can find a free-as-in-beer Linux/Mac Open eBook reader at. It's designed for use by the visually impaired, but it'd probably work just fine for the rest of us. Assuming, of course, that these ebooks aren't in the 'secure mobipocket' format, which would be just wrong. This message was edited by Warm Fuzzies - Fuzzy on July 11, 2002 at 02:33 PM. Quote: Originally posted by infosponge: I'm puzzled why a site that is so community-based and would be dead without the good vibes of it's community users is always making 'closed' vs.

'open' choices that favor 'closed'. MobiPocket eBook Reader appears to support the Open eBook format that was discussed here before. If that's what the results from the search page are, then they're just XML, and the spec is. Of course, I don't know because I haven't actually ponied up the $30 yet.

Edit: You can find a free-as-in-beer Linux/Mac Open eBook reader at. It's designed for use by the visually impaired, but it'd probably work just fine for the rest of us. Assuming, of course, that these ebooks aren't in the 'secure mobipocket' format, which would be just wrong. This message was edited by Warm Fuzzies - Fuzzy on July 11, 2002 at 02:33 PM. Quote: Originally posted by Warm Fuzzies - Fuzzy: MobiPocket eBook Reader appears to support the Open eBook format that was discussed here before. If that's what the results from the search page are, then they're just XML, Once I get past that license on the new stuff, I'll check it out.

So far, I haven't decided to accept it. A reading of prohibits, for example, handing my GPS to a friend to find a cache (violates the 'single user' clause) and would hose up my backup schedule (the 'single copy for archival' thing) so I'm still deciding if this is useful to me at all. Quote: Edit: You can find a free-as-in-beer Linux/Mac Open eBook reader at. But not free-as-in-liberty or with source available. Gls fathers day ecard for mac. So for someone with, say, a Sharp Zaurus is still out of the game.

But I'm not ready to fixate on specific PDA s/w yet becuase if the data is open, the readers will come. Quote: Assuming, of course, that these ebooks aren't in the 'secure mobipocket' format, which would be just wrong. That very question came up the last time PDA/XML formats were discussed and it went unanswered. There was mention of the distrubion being 'a binary format' which pure XML is definitely not so there were some raised eyebrows.

Mobipocket Reader For Pc

Quote: Originally posted by infosponge: I guess mac users are probably in the same boat too.anybody know of a reader/converter for the Mobipocket format that the new search page uses that will run on Linux? Or maybe there can be an option to just export the search results to a nice open XML format instead of something proprietary? Lots of luck.

Mobi is a Windows thang. If you want to get palmable geocaching info from mac or linux onto your pda try this The plucker solution is linux,.nix and windows supported and I think with OS X might be mac usable. TeamWSMF@wsmf.org.