Ruby on the mobile

Marcelo Paniagua

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Jul 25, 2005, 4:53:29 PM7/25/05

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Hi there!

Do anyone knows if there is a Ruby version for cellphones and other
mobile devices on the make? or if there is something like that already
made?

Thanks

Marcelo Paniagua L.

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Este correo esta libre de virus!

Dibya Prakash

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Jul 26, 2005, 12:13:31 AM7/26/05

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Hi,
Even I m looking for the same information.Or may be some kind of
library that mite support mobile computing?

Thanks n regards
Dibya Prakash

treefrog

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Jul 26, 2005, 11:52:35 AM7/26/05

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There were some questions on this a while ago that I forwarded to the
Mobile Devices folks her in Motorola. Basic answer for Motorola phones
(still current I think) is Java and BREW only.

Sorry,
treefrog

Gene Tani

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Jul 26, 2005, 2:29:13 PM7/26/05

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i've been watching this out of curiosity rather than professional
interest. There's been some inroads by non-Java APIs: python for Nokia
60/symbian:

http://www.forum.nokia.com/main/0,6566,010_40,00.html

and a Flash SDK and Flash Lite Player for different phones.

Dibya Prakash

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Aug 2, 2005, 1:40:31 AM8/2/05

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HI All,
Is there any specific reason that Java and BREW are the only languages
that are used?Or the requisite libraries are not available?
Plz let me know.

Thanks n Regards
Dibya Prakash

Austin Ziegler

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Aug 2, 2005, 6:56:22 AM8/2/05

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On 8/2/05, Dibya Prakash <prakas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> HI All,
> Is there any specific reason that Java and BREW are the only languages
> that are used?Or the requisite libraries are not available?
> Plz let me know.

Often because the phones are built to satisfy network providers'
needs, and *they* don't want users to be able to put programs that
might cause problems on their phones.

-austin
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Austin Ziegler * halos...@gmail.com
* Alternate: aus...@halostatue.ca

Gene Tani

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Aug 2, 2005, 7:23:29 AM8/2/05

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python's making some inroads, actually:

http://www.awaretek.com/pymo.html

if anybody knows of any ruby pre-alphas, maybe you can update:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_programming_language#Operating_systems
http://www.rubygarden.org/faq/entry/show/15

Dibya Prakash

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Aug 2, 2005, 11:59:45 AM8/2/05

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Hi,
Any pre Ruby update would be great.

Dibya

Dibya Prakash

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Aug 2, 2005, 12:00:58 PM8/2/05

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On 8/2/05, Austin Ziegler <halos...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/2/05, Dibya Prakash <prakas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > HI All,
> > Is there any specific reason that Java and BREW are the only languages
> > that are used?Or the requisite libraries are not available?
> > Plz let me know.
>
> Often because the phones are built to satisfy network providers'
> needs, and *they* don't want users to be able to put programs that
> might cause problems on their phones.

Do you mean to some benchmark standards?

Dibya

Austin Ziegler

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Aug 2, 2005, 12:22:55 PM8/2/05

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On 8/2/05, Dibya Prakash <prakas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/2/05, Austin Ziegler <halos...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 8/2/05, Dibya Prakash <prakas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > HI All,
> > > Is there any specific reason that Java and BREW are the only languages
> > > that are used?Or the requisite libraries are not available?
> > > Plz let me know.
> > Often because the phones are built to satisfy network providers'
> > needs, and *they* don't want users to be able to put programs that
> > might cause problems on their phones.
> Do you mean to some benchmark standards?

I wish. I mean "I control the network, therefore I control what goes
on your phone." Some wireless vendors will disable the IR on a phone
because they only want people to sync using their ($$$$-add-on) data
cable. The same goes for applications that might otherwise circumvent
vendor restrictions.

There *is* an upside. In theory, this vendor control would prevent
phone virii. In practice, though, it won't necessarily do any such
thing.