<s>
GPE	O
(	O
a	O
recursive	O
acronym	O
for	O
GPE	B-Language
Palmtop	I-Language
Environment	I-Language
)	O
is	O
a	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
environment	O
for	O
handheld	B-Application
computers	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
palmtops	B-Operating_System
and	O
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistants	I-Application
(	O
PDAs	B-Application
)	O
,	O
running	O
some	O
Linux	O
kernel-based	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GPE	O
is	O
a	O
complete	O
environment	O
of	O
software	O
components	O
and	O
applications	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
handheld	B-Application
for	O
tasks	O
such	O
as	O
personal	B-Application
information	I-Application
management	I-Application
(	O
PIM	O
)	O
,	O
audio	O
playback	O
,	O
email	O
,	O
and	O
web	O
browsing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GPE	O
is	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
software	I-License
,	O
subject	O
to	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
(	O
GPL	B-License
)	O
or	O
the	O
GNU	B-Application
Lesser	I-Application
General	I-Application
Public	I-Application
License	I-Application
(	O
LGPL	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GPE	O
is	O
bundled	O
with	O
embedded	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
targeting	O
the	O
following	O
platforms	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
GPE	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
GNOME	B-Language
Core	I-Language
Applications	I-Language
,	O
but	O
instead	O
software	O
was	O
written	O
from	O
scratch	O
,	O
tailored	O
to	O
the	O
embedded	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GPE	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
GTK+	B-Application
,	O
and	O
because	O
GTK+	B-Application
did	O
not	O
gain	O
support	O
for	O
Wayland	B-Language
until	O
versions	O
3.10	O
,	O
GPE	O
uses	O
X11	B-Operating_System
as	O
its	O
windowing	B-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
with	O
the	O
combination	O
X.Org	O
Server/Matchbox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
provides	O
an	O
infrastructure	O
for	O
easy	O
and	O
powerful	O
application	O
development	O
by	O
providing	O
core	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
shared	O
libraries	O
,	O
database	O
schemata	O
,	O
and	O
building	O
on	O
available	O
technology	O
including	O
SQLite	B-Language
,	O
D-BUS	B-Language
,	O
GStreamer	B-Language
and	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
common	O
standards	O
defined	O
by	O
freedesktop.org	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
goals	O
of	O
the	O
GPE	O
project	O
is	O
to	O
encourage	O
people	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
for	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
and	O
to	O
experiment	O
with	O
writing	O
a	O
GUI	B-Application
for	O
embedded	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GPE	O
's	O
PIM	O
applications	O
(	O
GPE-Contacts	O
,	O
GPE-Calendar	O
,	O
GPE-ToDo	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
synchronized	O
with	O
their	O
desktop	O
and	O
web	O
counterparts	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Novell	B-Language
Evolution	I-Language
,	O
Mozilla	B-Language
Sunbird	I-Language
and	O
Google	B-Application
Calendar	I-Application
)	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
GPE-Syncd	O
and	O
the	O
OpenSync	O
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GPE	O
also	O
contains	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
GUI	B-Application
utilities	O
for	O
configuring	O
802.11	B-Architecture
Wireless	I-Architecture
LAN	I-Architecture
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
IrDA	O
,	O
Firewall	B-Application
,	O
ALSA	B-Application
,	O
Package	B-Application
Management	I-Application
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
push	B-General_Concept
e-mail	I-General_Concept
client	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Tinymail	O
framework	O
is	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GPE	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
as	O
a	O
primary	O
environment	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
embedded	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
as	O
highly	O
supported	O
as	O
the	O
distributions	O
listed	O
above	O
,	O
GPE	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
through	O
package	B-Application
management	I-Application
utilities	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
distributions	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
ongoing	O
controversies	O
surrounding	O
the	O
GPE	O
project	O
regarding	O
a	O
change	O
of	O
hosting	O
service	O
,	O
ownership	O
of	O
an	O
IRC	B-Protocol
channel	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
trademark	O
dispute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Handhelds.org	O
responded	O
by	O
removing	O
the	O
user	O
accounts	O
of	O
the	O
departing	O
developers	O
,	O
and	O
any	O
links	O
or	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
location	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
George	O
France	O
,	O
has	O
filed	O
for	O
trademark	O
registration	O
with	O
the	O
USPTO	O
for	O
GPE	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
OPIE	O
and	O
Ipkg	B-Application
as	O
of	O
March	O
6	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
USPTO	O
declined	O
to	O
accept	O
a	O
screenshot	O
of	O
the	O
Handhelds.org	O
GPE	O
website	O
as	O
proof	O
of	O
org	O
's	O
ownership	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
addition	O
requested	O
a	O
better	O
specimen	O
for	O
a	O
“	O
GPE	O
product	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Handhelds.org,	O
and	O
OSI	O
board	O
member	O
Russ	O
Nelson	O
,	O
assert	O
that	O
the	O
GPE	O
project	O
was	O
given	O
over	O
to	O
Handhelds.org	O
for	O
public	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GPE	O
developers	O
working	O
at	O
Linuxtogo.org	O
maintain	O
that	O
they	O
represent	O
the	O
active	O
GPE	O
project	O
,	O
and	O
Handhelds.org	O
was	O
only	O
a	O
hosting	O
provider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
they	O
point	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
GPE	O
project	O
existed	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
hosted	O
on	O
Handhelds.org	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
George	O
France	O
amended	O
the	O
application	O
(	O
removing	O
references	O
to	O
GNU	B-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
George	O
France	O
's	O
impending	O
personal	O
GPE	O
trademark	O
,	O
the	O
core	O
GPE	O
development	O
team	O
at	O
Linuxtogo.org	O
has	O
abandoned	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
Handhelds.org	O
GPE	O
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linuxtogo.org	O
developers	O
have	O
switched	O
GPE	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
bootloader	O
and	O
replaced	O
IPKG	B-Application
with	O
OPKG	O
,	O
and	O
made	O
major	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
GPE	O
gui	B-Application
applications	O
.	O
</s>
