The Access Linux Platform is a next-generation version of the Palm OS, with application compatibility layers for Java, classic Palm OS, GTK+, and GNU/Linux shell applications. The ALP has been featured in a phone at the 3GSM conference, but is not yet supported by the hardware manufacturer Palm Inc. Palm OS is a compact operating system developed and licensed by PalmSource, Inc. ... Java is an object-oriented programming language developed by James Gosling and colleagues at Sun Microsystems in the early 1990s. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Linux (also known as GNU/Linux) is a Unix-like computer operating system. ... Palm, Inc. ...
Look and feel
The OS is designed to resemble the older PalmOS releases, with a design aim being preserving the Zen of Palm, a design philosophy that revolves around making the applications as simple as they can be.
Base frameworks
Similarly to Maemo (Nokia's internet tablet framework), ALP works on a GTK and GStreamer framework. Both of these are licenced under the LGPL, meaning that ALP is a Free environment on the software level. Maemo is a development platform for handheld devices. ... GStreamer is a free software (LGPL) multimedia framework. ...
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