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BOOKEEN / kernel-linux-3.0

Kernel used on Allwinner-based reader (Cybook Muse, Odyssey)
http://www.bookeen.com/fr/cybook
GNU General Public License v3.0
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Open-sourcing #1

Closed stephanedaviet closed 8 years ago

stephanedaviet commented 8 years ago

I see that this repository is quite new. I'm looking for an e-reader and quite versed in open-source. Is there a will from Bookeen to publish other parts of its readers (BooReader for instance)? Having a really opened stack would be a real plus in the current market for some customers. Moreover, it will also pave the way for external contribution of some interested users.

ghost commented 8 years ago

So far, nothing has been decided about open-sourcing the reader app. But porting things like koreader (https://github.com/koreader/koreader) wouldn't be hard, using informations of these two files : drv_display_sun4i.h and dev_disp.c.

The most important thing here is the ioctl command DISP_CMD_EINK_UPDATE, which updates the eInk screen. You can also change the screen modes using the enum __eink_update_mode.

stephanedaviet commented 8 years ago

I didn't know KOReader. Seems nice. Probably a relative amount of work needed to get it to work under Bookeen.

I still second my first ask and really hope you will get your BooReader open-sourced.

Thanks for your response.