The original post: /r/linux by /u/xTouny on 2024-12-26 11:14:17.
Hello,
PineNote seems the only eink tablet targeting linux hackers, whom would modify and extend the eink ecosystem.
- Question. Is there any development community around PineNote?
reMarkable is heavily hacked as in reMarkable Awesome List but the company's design of the OS is clearly against it.
- Question. Why are people extending an OS whose values don't comply with FOSS?
Supernote is a great product, centered around empowering the user. For example, to back-up notes, you can just copy-paste .note files, similar to backing-up a markdown file! Some hobbyists attempted to extend it as in Supernote Awesome List but the community is very small.
In this thread a product manager replied for the decision of Android:
I'm a Linux fan like many Supernote users.
I started the Supernote brand three years ago. I did not hesitate to use the Linux system.
We found most commercial applications and libraries are only available for Windows /Ios/ Android platforms, but except Linux. So we applied Android for this direction.
- Question. Do you think Supernote deserves a support from the Linux community?
- Question. Could the Linux Foundation initiate an open standard for eink development toolkit and libraries?
I don't mind using Android as a Linux fan, but I want to enjoy the freedom of Linux.