Thread: Anki for N900?
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Originally Posted by privjet View Post
I've used Anki for Japanese too. My solution: rdp/vnc to my home server. Probably not an ideal solution, but easy if you have a home server. Besides, running Anki from the same source makes it possible to continue on a set i've already started but not finished. Perfect for 40 minute public transport rides to/from campus.
Unfortunately I don't have a home server, so that's gonna be a bit tricky until I do. Good idea though. Hopefully there'll be an Anki release not too soon though ^^

Originally Posted by baksiidaa View Post
There's a port of Anki for the N800/N810 (http://ichi2.net/anki/wiki/Anki%20on%20Maemo). Why don't you ask them if they'd do a version for the N900. You can run it directly from the source (it must be Python), so you could also try downloading the source and running it--it might work.
Yeah, I saw that there's a release for the OS2008, but there hasn't been any work on that since January this year, so it seems a bit dead. Writing this post here was my way of asking them, since I couldn't find a way to get in contact with the people behind the project; though perhaps I just didn't look well enough. I'm still really new in this business (that is, the engaged side of open source, I've been on the using side for very long), so I'm not sure how to go about it. Nevermind, found the forum XD

And yes, it is using Python, so simply running the source might work. I'll have to give it a try, though to be honest I have no idea how to do it. I'm an avid Windows user (though I don't really want to), and while I've got Ubuntu on dual boot, unfortunately I haven't come around to learning Linux properly (or at all) - I'm hoping the N900 will give me the proper kick in the butt that I need to get started with that. I'm sure there's plenty of guides out there on how to compile and run source, but nonetheless, any tips and pointers are very welcome to get me on my way. Still have to wait for the phone to arrive though, which will probably take a month since Sweden is never prioritised when it comes to new releases >.<

Last edited by Koeus; 2009-12-02 at 00:11.