ZaurusZone.com has published an overview by Chris Larson of the OpenZaurus Project, which was created to provide an alternative ROM image for the Sharp Zaurus PDA. Larson writes . . .

“The original purpose behind the project was to create a ROM image (Kernel + Root Filesystem) which was a bit closer to what the developer community specifically desired . . . our intent is to continue to produce a solid software distribution for the Sharp Zaurus SL-5000d (and eventually SL-5500), as an alternative to the default distribution from Sharp. Binary compatibility will be retained both to and from the Sharp ROMs. This distribution is also intended to be a bit closer to the developer community, and will do its best to take advantage of said closeness, by getting the assistance of any willing developers . . .”

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