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Application platform
Linux distribution
Qt Extended
(named
Qtopia
before September 30, 2008) is an application
platform
for
embedded Linux
-based mobile computing devices such as
personal digital assistants
,
video projectors
and
mobile phones
. It was initially developed by
The Qt Company
, at the time known as Qt Software and a subsidiary of
Nokia
. When they cancelled the project the
free software
portion of it was forked by the community and given the name
Qt Extended Improved
. The
QtMoko
Debian
-based distribution is the natural successor to these projects as continued by the efforts of the
Openmoko
community.
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Features
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Qt Extended features:
Qt Extended is
dual licensed
under the
GNU General Public License
(GPL) and
proprietary
licenses.
Devices and deployment
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As of 2006, Qtopia was running on several million devices, including 11 mobile phone models and 30 other
handheld
devices.
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Models included the
Sharp Corporation
Zaurus
line of Linux handhelds, the
Sony mylo
, the
Archos
Portable Media Assistant
(PMA430) (a multimedia device), the
GamePark Holdings
GP2X
,
Greenphone
(an open phone initiative),
Pocket PC
,
FIC
Openmoko
phones:
Neo 1973
and
FreeRunner
. An unofficial
hack
allows its use on the Archos wifi series of
portable media players
(PMP) 604, 605, 705, and also on several Motorola phones such as E2, Z6 and A1200. The U980 of
ZTE
is the last phone running it.
Software development
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Native applications could be developed and compiled using
C++
.
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Managed applications could be developed in Java.
Linux distribution
Discontinuation
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On March 3, 2009, Qt Software announced the discontinuation of Qt Extended as a standalone product, with some features integrated on the Qt Framework.
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Qt Extended Improved
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The
Openmoko
community has
forked
[6]
the final stable release into
Qt Extended Improved
(later renamed to
QtMoko
)
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which, like its predecessor, is an application
platform
for
embedded Linux
-based mobile computing devices such as
personal digital assistants
,
video projectors
and
mobile phones
dual licensed
under the
GNU General Public License
(GPL) and
proprietary
licenses.
Qt Extended Improved can run on several mobile devices, most notably the
Openmoko
phones:
Neo 1973
and
FreeRunner
.
Other mobile operating systems
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References
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External links
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