> With Palm OS 5, remember that the decision to hide internals is a
> technical one rather than some new philosophy.

Can you go into a bit more depth of the term "hide"? What exactly
are you "hiding", and what is the technical hurdle that necessitated closing
it off from public view?

> In the end, I hope that it helps make Palm OS more of a real OS, but I
> don't think that's the driving force behind it.

Actually, having an open, well-documented OS will extend it more
than licensing agreements and locking everything in DLLs, because it allows
developers to continue to develop against it and support it with the wealth
of documentation you provide.

In fact, based on the new "philosophical" direction using RSA and
SSL, I sincerly _HOPE_ those relevant sections of code are open, or at least
solidly documented, to the point of being subject to a professional audit
for viability and security. I for one would not be using any code that
purports to be "secure" without auditing it myself, nor would any major
corporation worth their salt and who valued their data.

I'm intrigued, and would like to hear more.


/d



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