So there's a Linux-based PDA

So there's a Linux-based PDA coming out that looks pretty interesting. I'll be curious to see how the SlashDot crowd reacts, since they've been spending so much time explaining that they want a device like the Palm Pilot with only basic PIM functionality, yet this one is striving for feature parity with the Pocket PC's. Now will they want to play MP3's on their PDA?

Although their marketing department isn't helping the effort much when their FAQ features copy like this: (Emphasis mine)

Basically YOPY support Linux OS and it's the very first products based on Linux and we believe this new OS will be run over as main platform in the near future.

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