theregister.co.uk — Olympics aside,summer 2008 will be remembered for at least two other reasons. It will be seen as a time when the noise over Linux as a platform for mobile devices reached a crescendo. Second: it marked Debian's 15th anniversary.Bringing both together, Debian developers have delivered a version of their Linux distro for Openmoko's FreeRunner handset
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blujupiterAug 22, 2008
remember when these types of articles used to be on the front page all the time? sigh.....
gbjxcAug 22, 2008
That looks awesome. Having GTK/Qtopia/Debian will give developers a leg up on the iPhone's one SDK, I think.
ellipsysAug 22, 2008
But why? This is one of the key problems with public "Hey, look what Linux can do!" initiatives it seems. We have a diamond here - why package it in a turd?
stix213Aug 22, 2008
The phone is designed so the user can easily open up the phone and play with its guts, so a slim phone design like the iPhone, which won't even let you change the battery, wasn't going to be practical. 2.5G Edge is planned for the successor to the Freerunner - codename GTA03, and 3G is tentatively planned for GTA04.
stix213Aug 22, 2008
Debian for the FreeRunner has been available for almost a week. Installation instructions link:<a class="user" href="http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Debian">http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Debian</a>
starkruzrAug 24, 2008
Because no manufacturers who make anything resembling modern basebands want to incur the wrath of the carriers by providing specifications to communicate with 3G networks to groups making completely open Linux devices. It would gimp the carriers' "charge for simple things that would otherwise easily be free because they can be done on the handset" business model.
kofdashSep 21, 2008
nice
ashmantadSep 21, 2008
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