[Loadstone] Loadstone Symbian 3RD edition status

[monty at loadstone-gps.com]

Hello All,

Since a number of you are wondering what is going on with regards to 
development with Loadstone for Symbian 3RD Edition phones I thought I 
would write an update.

Over the past 11 months, the Loadstone project has received 
financial donations from  an estimated 3% of LS users.  (With a 
significant   portion of funds  coming from German users)  These donations 
together with generosity from Nuance/Talks have allowed the LS development 
team to acquire and in part subsidize the purchase of mobiles running the
Symbian 3RD  Edition  O/S.

Due to back-orders and manufacturor/supplier delays (bad luck), we have 
only been able to commence development with one of these phones.  Fingers 
crossed, the other phones are expected to arrive very shortly.

Although it is difficult to speculate, we think we will have a version
suitable for testing/consumption/release very soon after we receive these 
phones and get them talking.

At the moment, we have a version that is nearly functioning but for 
significant issues causing major lock-ups and crashing.  We hope to 
resolve these problems during a marathon development session planned to 
happen once we receive all phones and get them speaking!

Stay tuned...


Best regards,
   Monty