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Just to cover the bit the other posters didn't:
 Originally Posted by Nafetz
But can I take my generated file webosdoctorp101ueu-wr-2.1.0.jar from the Ubuntu folder meta-doctor/build/meta-o2-pre-2.1.0 and perform a doubleclick on Windows platform, if I need this for another device?
yes, absolutely. once built, the resulting meta-doctor is a fully functional java program and can run anywhere. it is the same as an original HP/Palm doctor in that regard.
also, the expert answers you were given about the HP/Palm webOS Doctor vs. a meta-doctor were of course spot on, but the detail given might have obscured the more basic level of understanding you wanted. so I'll take a shot at it... forgive me if you already exactly understand this:
the meta-doctor script takes one or more officially released HP/Palm webOS Doctor files, extracts all the files component files, changes various settings and then builds a new webOS Doctor by combining the desired components from each webOS Doctor.
the most obvious use is to install a new version of webOS on a device for which HP/Palm never released an upgrade. another use is to install a plain version of webOS on a device that came with carrier customizations and "bloatware".
usually then when someone says "meta-doctor" they mean a customized webOS Doctor created using a "meta-doctor script". "meta-doctor" can also be used as a verb, meaning to re-install or upgrade a webOS device using a meta-doctor.
some of the meta-doctor scripts are pretty amazing to look at, particularly John Steffes' wilder scripts. One I looked at, for installing 2.2.4 on a Verizon Pre Plus I think, uses parts of six different webOS Doctors intended for five different devices!
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