Smartphone w/ Linux?

[David Spake]

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 <ks at mocker.org> 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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