[TriLUG] FOSS/Linux phones

[Scott Lambdin]

Binding error:

 I know there is the OpenMoko project and (there are some other
projects/devices that do handhelds that aren't phones).

not :

I know there is (OpenMoko project and there are some other projects/devices)
( that do handhelds that aren't phones).



On 6/2/08, Brian Phelps <brphelps at ieee.org> wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, 2008-06-01 at 22:44 -0400, Douglas A. Whitfield wrote:
> > There are a few commercial Linux embedded phones, such as the RAZR V8,
> but I
> > can't seem to find any truly open smartphones.  I kinda want a smart
> phone
> > and I hate to support Apple, but I think supporting Darwin is probably
> > better than getting a Blackberry.  I know there is the OpenMoko project
> and
> > there are some other projects/devices that do handhelds that aren't
> phones.
> I thought Openmoko is a phone, though I'd want a real typewriter-like
> keypad, not simply a touchscreen keyboard.
>
> > I want a phone!  An iPod Touch isn't going to cut it.  So, I'm partially
> > asking if there is anything out there I could get.  Cost is not that big
> of
> > a concern, but obviously the smaller the better.  I'm interested in
> Google's
> > Android (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Android) but I'm not sure
> if I
> > should wait or not.  Thoughts?  Thanks!
> If its non tivo'd linux based, that'd be a great platform.  It sounds
> like a java platform though for now.
>
> >
> > --
> > Douglas A. Whitfield
> >
> > UNC SILS, May 2008
> > Co-Founder Carolina Open Source Initiative
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