Comments on: “Openmoko to release Linux handset tomorrow” http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2008/07/03/openmoko-to-release-linux-handset-tomorrow/ Miscellaneous ramblings on miscellaneous topics Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:08:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Head Geek http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2008/07/03/openmoko-to-release-linux-handset-tomorrow/#comment-1724 Head Geek Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:28:26 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/?p=544#comment-1724 That's probably just what I'd do, too. :-) The price sounds about right, for a good phone without a contract. That’s probably just what I’d do, too. :-) The price sounds about right, for a good phone without a contract.

]]> By: Ploni Almoni http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2008/07/03/openmoko-to-release-linux-handset-tomorrow/#comment-1722 Ploni Almoni Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:28:06 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/?p=544#comment-1722 $100 less than an unlocked iPhone that is, about $500. I found out further that right now it can't do much either, it's only potentially a smart phone as it only has dialing and contacts. However, it has a lot of potential - and you could write the apps for it. ;-) $100 less than an unlocked iPhone that is, about $500. I found out further that right now it can’t do much either, it’s only potentially a smart phone as it only has dialing and contacts. However, it has a lot of potential - and you could write the apps for it. ;-)

]]> By: Head Geek http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2008/07/03/openmoko-to-release-linux-handset-tomorrow/#comment-1721 Head Geek Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:19:23 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/?p=544#comment-1721 Nice! I'll have to look into it. Nice! I’ll have to look into it.

]]> By: Ploni Almoni http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2008/07/03/openmoko-to-release-linux-handset-tomorrow/#comment-1717 Ploni Almoni Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:40:50 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/?p=544#comment-1717 Researching it, OpenMoko is about $100 less than the iPhone and in the US market at least has over a dozen different carriers it can be used with. Researching it, OpenMoko is about $100 less than the iPhone and in the US market at least has over a dozen different carriers it can be used with.

]]> By: Ploni Almoni http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2008/07/03/openmoko-to-release-linux-handset-tomorrow/#comment-1716 Ploni Almoni Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:05:16 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/?p=544#comment-1716 True, though a jailbroken iPhone can run a pretty good complement of *nix programs too, even a C compiler, if you'd actually want to do development on a 400 MHz ARM rather than your computer's CPU. I'm fairly certain one can do ssh. Openmoko definitely is a Good Idea, and it looks like the implementation is going to be good too, at least in theory. (I haven't seen it in action of course!) If it were out and I wanted to have a cell phone, it would definitely be one of the few phones that would interest me besides the iPhone, and in some ways would interest me much more. Plus the carrier deal couldn't be nearly as bad as the iPhone's is, or the unlocked model as expensive, where available. True, though a jailbroken iPhone can run a pretty good complement of *nix programs too, even a C compiler, if you’d actually want to do development on a 400 MHz ARM rather than your computer’s CPU. I’m fairly certain one can do ssh.

Openmoko definitely is a Good Idea, and it looks like the implementation is going to be good too, at least in theory. (I haven’t seen it in action of course!) If it were out and I wanted to have a cell phone, it would definitely be one of the few phones that would interest me besides the iPhone, and in some ways would interest me much more. Plus the carrier deal couldn’t be nearly as bad as the iPhone’s is, or the unlocked model as expensive, where available.

]]> By: Head Geek http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2008/07/03/openmoko-to-release-linux-handset-tomorrow/#comment-1715 Head Geek Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:53:56 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/?p=544#comment-1715 I don't know whether that'll be sufficient for me to get another cell phone, but it's something I'll seriously look at. If I can get it to run a few standard Linux programs, then it'll be pretty close to perfect for my purposes. It wouldn't take very many to top every other cell phone or organizer out there, the iPhone included. I don’t know whether that’ll be sufficient for me to get another cell phone, but it’s something I’ll seriously look at. If I can get it to run a few standard Linux programs, then it’ll be pretty close to perfect for my purposes. It wouldn’t take very many to top every other cell phone or organizer out there, the iPhone included.

]]> By: Ploni Almoni http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2008/07/03/openmoko-to-release-linux-handset-tomorrow/#comment-1714 Ploni Almoni Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:02:42 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/?p=544#comment-1714 One of the developers of this hangs out on a Mac channel, interestingly enough, though he does a lot of testing in a Linux VM, so I heard about it some time ago. It looks pretty exciting, IIRC, it even uses X11. One of the developers of this hangs out on a Mac channel, interestingly enough, though he does a lot of testing in a Linux VM, so I heard about it some time ago. It looks pretty exciting, IIRC, it even uses X11.

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