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  1. THIS DIRECTORY:  Proprietary PalmOS software (and information about
  2. same) -- serving two purposes:  
  3.  
  4.    (1) It's where unique, outstanding proprietary apps that cannot 
  5.        be ignored (e.g., Hackmaster) will be listed.  
  6.    (2) It documents the proprietary status of entries commonly classed
  7.        elsewhere, in error, as open source / free software. 
  8.  
  9.  
  10. o  All general offerings under genuinely open-source / free-software licence 
  11.    terms are in the main, parent directory (above this one).
  12.  
  13. o  All open-source development tools / documentation for PalmOS are in
  14.    subdirectory "development".
  15.  
  16. o  All open-source other-OS-based data-exchange & similar tools are in 
  17.    subdirectory "other-os".
  18.  
  19. o  All projects with defective licence status are in subdirectory "unlicensed"
  20.    (sibling to this one).
  21.  
  22.  
  23.  
  24.         Date/Time of
  25.    Size File Arrival Filename           Description
  26. ------- ------------ ------------       -----------
  27.    9804 980619 03:35 00index.txt        This file you are reading.
  28.  403556 26 Feb 22:51 Caltrain397.prc    CalTrain+, schedules and other detailed
  29.                                         information about CalTrain service.
  30.                                         From: 
  31.                                         http://www.wrafra.net/software/Caltrain/
  32.    4214 980619 03:29 ccrypt-1.01.tar.gz Ccrypt is a strong-encryption tool
  33.                                         for the PalmOS clipboard by Jim Aspnes.
  34.                                         Binary-only, gratis usage.  From:
  35.                                         http://pine.cs.yale.edu:4201/pilot/
  36.  ----- removed ----- ConverterSource.zip
  37.                                         RichReader converter source code for
  38.                                         Unix OSes.  Contains a "modified
  39.                                         version" of Pat Beirne's makedoc7.cpp.
  40.                                         Converts among RTF, HTML, PDF, and
  41.                                         DOC.  Included converters are under
  42.                                         a variety of licences that all include
  43.                                         (at a minimum) the right of public
  44.                                         distribution.
  45.                                         From the creator of the RichReader
  46.                                         DOC reader, Michael Arena.  Source:
  47.                                         http://users.rcn.com/arenamk/
  48.                                         RichReader.html
  49.    9696 Nov 27 21:10 hackmaster-0.9.prc Hackmaster, by Edward Keyes 
  50.                                         (Daggerware), system-extension manager
  51.                                         for PalmOS.  Proprietary binary 
  52.                                         (shareware).  From:
  53.                                         http://www.daggerware.com/hackmstr.htm
  54.    2967 2003-08-02 22:55 ical2pilot-0.1.tar.gz
  55.                        Perl script by Jean Schurger to sync
  56.                     iCal calendar files with PalmOS using
  57.                     Syncal and pilot-link.  Proprietary
  58.                     (for lack of a specific licence) Perl
  59.                     source code.  From:
  60.                     http://www.alcove-labs.org/es/addons/
  61.                     ical2pilot/
  62.    3895  3 Mar  2005 IPCalc111.zip      IPCalc is a simple (but indispensible)
  63.                                         network/brodcast calculator byy Lucas
  64.                                         Wall.  PalmOS binary, licence unstated.
  65.                                         No source access.  From: 
  66.                                         http://www.kadath.com.ar/ipcalc/
  67.    8399 Dec 12 08:54 ir-pong-1.1.tar.gz IR-Pong is a two-person Pong game for
  68.                                         two PalmOS devices over their IR ports.
  69.                                         Requires PalmOS 3.0 or above.  By
  70.                                         Till Harbaum.  PalmOS binary under a 
  71.                                         free-usage licence.  No source code
  72.                                         access.  From:
  73.                                         http://bodotill.suburbia.com.au/
  74.                                         ir_pong/ir_pong.html
  75.  257440 Dec  8 00:09 listfull-0.99.tar.gz
  76.                                         List database utility, by Andrew Low
  77.                                         (roo@magma.ca).  Source code and 
  78.                                         PalmOS binaries, gratis usage for 
  79.                                         non-commercial purposes.  From:  
  80.                                         http://wwwipd.ira.uka.de/~witte/pilot/
  81. 1252348 980619 01:07 netpbm-1mar1994.p1.tar.gz
  82.                                         Netpbm release 7 Dec 1993, a toolkit
  83.                                         for converting among image formats.
  84.                                         Required to compile ppmtoTbmp.  Source
  85.                                         code modules under various gratis-usage
  86.                                         licences, some with no-commercial-use
  87.                                         provisions, others without.  From:
  88.                                         http://www.isaac.cs.berkeley.edu/pilot/
  89.   28993 980619 00:17 pweb2pr1a.tar.gz   ProxiWeb preview, a Web browser for 
  90.                                         PalmOS.  Available from
  91.                                         http://www.proxinet.com/cgi-bin/regform
  92.                                         Works w/PalmPro, Palm III, IBM WorkPad.
  93.                                         Does forms, graphics, bookmarks, cache.
  94.                                         Proprietary successor to UC Berkeley's
  95.                                         Top Gun Wingman browser, from ProxiNet,
  96.                                         Inc. (now part of Pumatech).  For more 
  97.                                         details, see
  98.                                         www.proxinet.com/proxiwebfaq.html
  99.                                         No cookies, SSL, Java, Javascript.
  100.                                         ProxiWeb's server component will be 
  101.                                         discontinued on 2001-03-12.  Pumatech
  102.                                         wants customers to switch to a 
  103.                                         replacement product, Browse-it.
  104.   88032 Dec 12 09:50 pz-0.7.1.tar.gz    pz archiver/compressor for PalmOS, by
  105.                                         Hoshi Takanori.  Source code and PalmOS
  106.                                         binaries that may be used for any 
  107.                                         purpose except modification.  From:
  108.                                         http://www.sra.co.jp/people/hoshi/
  109.                                         palmos/pz.html
  110.  253625 Dec 12 20:54 pocket-rogue-0.92.tar.gz
  111.                                         PocketRogue, a version of the classic
  112.                                         Rogue game by Tomoaki Takebayashi.
  113.                                         Source code and PalmOS binary under a
  114.                                         gratis, no-commercial-use licence.  
  115.                                         From:
  116.                                         http://home8.highway.ne.jp/%7Etota/
  117.                                         html/palmware/
  118.  112767  2 Jul 00:08 BQP_Palm_2.6.zip   BART QuickPlanner, an online schedule,
  119.                                         system map, fare calculator, etc. for 
  120.                                         Bay Area Rapid Transit.
  121.                     From:  http://bart.gov/schedules/mobile/
  122.   22607 980619 02:29 tgpostman-1.2.tar.gz
  123.                                         Top Gun Postman, a POP3/APOP3/
  124.                                         SMTP e-mail client for PalmPro or 
  125.                                         better.  Written by Ian Goldberg and 
  126.                                         Steve Gribble at UC Berkeley.  More at
  127.                                         http://www.isaac.cs.berkeley.edu/pilot/
  128.                                         TGpostman/ .  There _was_ a proprietary
  129.                                         successor from ProxiNet (now part of
  130.                                         Pumatech) called ProxiMail, but it 
  131.                                         has been withdrawn.  Source code to 
  132.                                         TGpostman will not be available, 
  133.                                         because Proxinet acquired the rights.
  134.   11323 980619 02:30 tgtelnet-1.0.tar.gz
  135.                                         Top Gun Telnet by Ian Goldberg
  136.                                         at UC Berkeley.  Needs PalmPro or 
  137.                                         better.  Doesn't work on PalmOS 3.0 or
  138.                                         above.  Binary only under a free-usage
  139.                                         licence.  By Ian Goldberg and Steve 
  140.                                         Gribble.  Goldberg says the source 
  141.                                         code is partially lost, and he would 
  142.                                         prefer that the project die, in any 
  143.                                         event.  For more details, read
  144.                                         http://www.isaac.cs.berkeley.edu/pilot/
  145.                                         tgtelnet.html
  146.   11699 Dec 13 01:07 win2-1.0.tar.gz    Win2 2bpp grey-scale graphics library
  147.                                         by Wes Cherry.  Source code and PalmOS
  148.                                         binary.  Gratis non-commercial usage.
  149.                                         From:
  150.                                         http://www.scumby.com/scumbysoft/
  151.                                         pilot/win2/
  152.   40764 980619 00:29 wingman-1.5b.prc   Top Gun Wingman Web browser for the
  153.                                         PalmPro or better (50kb free RAM),
  154.                                         from the Top Gun Group at UC Berkeley.
  155.                                         www.isaac.cs.berkeley.edu/pilot/wingman
  156.                                         for more details.  Binary only; no 
  157.                                         included documentation.  The Web page 
  158.                                         specifies a free-usage licence.  NOTE:
  159.                                         This browser follows a client-server
  160.                                         model, and the server at UC Berkeley it
  161.                                         formerly used has been shut down, so
  162.                                         this browser will work only if someone
  163.                                         figures out and reimplements the server
  164.                                         end.  There is a proprietary successor
  165.                                         from ProxiNet (now part of Pumatech) 
  166.                                         called ProxiWeb (for which the server
  167.                                         end functionaltiy will itself be 
  168.                                         discontinued on 2001-03-12).  Wingman 
  169.                                         source code will not be available, as 
  170.                                         Proxinet acquired the rights.  
  171.                                         (Pumatech/Proxinet is in fact trying to
  172.                                         coax its customers onto a replacement 
  173.                                         proprietary product, Browse-it.)
  174.  
  175.  
  176.  
  177.  
  178.  
  179. Hackmaster:
  180.  
  181. The following Hackmaster system extensions are often claimed to be 
  182. free-software / open-source licensed, but are NOT:
  183.  
  184. o  AlarmRepeater.  http://www.byteswapped.com/palm/
  185.    Gratis for non-commercial use, only.
  186.  
  187. o  App/DA Launcher.  http://www.sra.co.jp/people/hoshi/palmos/adal.html
  188.    Gratis for non-commercial use, only.
  189.  
  190. o  Battery.  http://bodotill.suburbia.com.au/battery/battery.html
  191.    readme.txt states that the "program is free and the source is available",
  192.    but does not specify "free" in what respects.
  193.  
  194.  
  195.  
  196.  
  197.  
  198. Other Resources:
  199.  
  200. o  JRed, a proprietary(?) Java implementation of IrDA communications 
  201.    protocols, to transfer objects between Win32 and PalmOS (or MS-WinCE), by
  202.    Mitch Patterson.  Said to be under the "Synchrona Public License", which
  203.    is not OSI-approved.
  204.    http://sourceforge.net/projects/jred/ 
  205.    http://www.synchrona.com/jred/jred.html
  206.    http://www.opensource.org/licenses/
  207.  
  208. o  PalmOS 3.5 "SDK" -- Proprietary Palm Computing headers and libs to use
  209.    with PRC-tools (or with Metrowerks Codewarrior and other toolchains).
  210.  
  211.