linuxdevices.com — Trolltech, best known for the Qt graphical framework and toolkit that form the basis of KDE, will ship an "open" Linux-based phone in September. The "Greenphone" features a user-modifiable Linux OS, and is meant to jumpstart a third-party native application ecosystem for Linux-based mobile phones.
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arcusofsvAug 15, 2006
Nice. I want one
pseudojdAug 15, 2006
I'd buy it. anything to not have a branded button on my phone that i never use.
mapkinaseAug 15, 2006
My wish list for developers:1. Appointments: easy one button/link cross-reference to suitable contact(s)2. Contacts: small history of in- and out- calls easily accessible from the contacts page instead of/in addition to global history3. Tasks: if it is to call smbd, see 1.4. Adhan prayer notifier w/ Jama'at and Juma modifiers
tunheimAug 15, 2006
info: It's a GSM-phone. Most of the world (with the US being an notable exception) uses the gsm network witch enables you to switch phones by switching your sim-card. The only thing you get from your wireless provider is a small chip (the sim-card). It's up to you what kind of phone you wanna use. You'r carrier can't do s**t if you wanna use a green-phone. It's the beauty of open standards. (Yes, I know there are cdma networks in use in Japan and other places etc, but I'm hung over and not too concerned about the fine details)
Closed AccountAug 15, 2006
I would. That would be a cheap phone to me. I cannot remember the last phone I bought that cost less the $600. I'd buy one today if I they were on sale.
coolazmiAug 15, 2006
People will be reflashing their phones all day long with updated software and mods. They better come with a stable flash memory. :-)I know I'll be making a fair few mods and I've already got some apps I'd like to port from Symbian and J2ME.Great news
xamoxAug 15, 2006
What's funny is that I had the Zaurus super long ago. It's linux based. Runs QTopia. And I have an infrared keyboard that works on it. All it needs is VoIP and you have a blackberry competitor.<a class="user" href="http://www.pocketop.net/">http://www.pocketop.net/</a>check out the keyboard there.we will see how quickly linux migrates to the phone. They dropped support for the Zaurus in the US and the linux market on phones has seemed to dry up.
badmonkeyAug 16, 2006
This phone definately does not need a keyboard. It has a keypad that is common to just about every phone on the market AND a touchscreen LCD, that I'm sure SOMEONE will write an on-screen-keyboard app for. Keyboards on mobile devices just make them bigger and look silly, and the keys are fidgety due to the size. This phone just needs a choice in colours and it will be a must-have for some of us.I don't use Linux, but I have been dying to see an Open Source phone - XBMC is by far the best Home Theatre app ever, I'm keen to see what the community can create for a mobile phone.
bruce89Aug 16, 2006
Sounds like Trolltech is worried about people using the nokia 770, as it uses GTK+, not their own QT.