Platforms:
    All POSIX, Windows where possible

Goals:
    - High-level layer for device-independent tasks
    - Low-level layers for device-dependent tasks
    - Follow object-oriented design principals
    - Put most of the functionality into libraries, to foster rapid
      development of competing applications.  Look at multimedia tools
      as an example:
      Apps like mplayer, kaffeine, kplayer, etc. are little more than
      user interfaces to the vast functionality of libs such as lame,
      libogg, libmpeg, libquicktime, etc.
    - Although the meat will go into libraries, let application development
      drive library development from the top down.  I.e., develop applications
      first, so that the optimal library API becomes clear.  This will lead
      to a simpler and more intuitive library design.  Developing libraries
      strictly from the bottom up often means having to later shoe-horn 
      them into applications that need something a little different.  The
      resulting code is full of "shims" (bridges from the API needed by
      the program and the one provided by the library), and is usually
      not very cohesive.  There are many ways to implement a set of
      features, and it's difficult to guess the best way.  Developing apps
      from the top down, with no preconceived lower-level API will reveal
      the best way for you.

Examples of device-independent projects
    Although robotics is a much smaller niche, and prone to highly
    specialized development, the device-independent concept
    can still help avoid redundant development work, and provide
    a common interface for beginners.
    - termcap/terminfo
    - gphoto
    - gimp-print
    
Core utilities:
    Device-independent C library for common tasks/standard firmware
	-   Allows use of generic source code that works with any
	    Lego brick and interface
	-   Hardware specific information is still available if needed
    Device-dependent libraries
    Media-specific level
	
Programs
    linxt-like command line tools for uploading, downloading programs 
	and firmware, checking battery level and other status, 
	running, stopping programs, etc.
    GUI apps?
    Tools for working with experimental firmware

Other Language support:
    C++
    Java
    Matlab
    Pascal
    Perl
	Invite author of linxt to contribute
    Python
	Invite author of ? to contribute