Scott

I think you will have to look for a different remote.

From a commercial point of view, Philips are unlikely to:

a) develop the software to run under a "minority" OS, as it would simply cost too much.

b) release an API, or detailed specifications on how to talk to the Pronto, as I'm sure they want to keep this info close to their chest.

I know you don't like MS, but Windows is the closest thing yet to a hardware independant OS and has a huge installed base.

It is just tough.