OpenMoko. http://openmoko.com/ http://openmoko.org/
LinuxDevices had a nice writeup : http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2986976174.html
" One of the world's largest computer and consumer electronics manufacturers will ship a completely open, Linux-based, GPS-equipped, quad-band GSM/GPRS phone direct, worldwide, for $350 or less, in Q1, 2007. First International Computing's (FIC's) "Neo1973" or FIC-GTA001, is the first phone based on the open-source "OpenMoko" platform. ...
The Neo1973's Linux-based operating system is based on a "2.6.17, going on 2.6.18 kernel," according to Moss-Pultz. The graphics framework is based on GTK+ 2.x, in conjunction with the Matchbox window manager. And, says Moss-Pultz, "We've written our own set of widgets that optimize the UI for smaller devices."
The OpenMoko stack currently has a footprint of 64MB, leaving an equal amount of space for user-installed applications. User apps can also be run from MicroSD cards, which can be found in capacities up to 1GB, Moss-Pultz said. "[Linux navigational device maker] TomTom Go did some really good work [on SD card support], and we're basing our work on their patch set." "
Here is a link to their latest presenation http://openmoko.com/files/OpenMoko_20061107.pdf
Looks neat as all heck, and I'll be glad to replace my current phone in August/Sep/Oct with this one when it becomes available.
Dave
On 4/9/07, Kyle Sexton [email protected] wrote:
Does anyone have a smartphone/PDA that works well with Linux? The only ones that I really know of are the Treo's, and Palm OS is getting a little long in the tooth. If you have a success story or recommendation of a phone let me know!
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