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Linux to Power Most Motorola Phones
raffe writes "Motorola will begin selling its first cell phone based on Linux this year and says most future models will follow suit, a major sign of the growing popularity of operating system outside its stronghold on high-end computers."
I suppose it'll give a whole new meaning if the phone says "Time for a fsck"
Linux and Java archenemy, Microsoft, said Motorola's move doesn't change things much--it's just a new variation on the fight to lure programmers to Microsoft software rather than Java.
Nice to see MS still have their heads in the sand, lets just hope Sendo survive and win their lawsuit.
Are you local? There's nothing for you here!
Do they mean like servers, or what? I run coyote off a floppy on a like 20MHz 286.
"Sic Semper Tyrannosaurus Rex."
HELLO?! WHAT?! No, I'm on Linux! LINUX! No it's rubbish! Yeah, I have to worry about dependencies and all that bollocks! Ciao!
How are you going to keep them down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus?
...if you recompile your phone's kernal.
;)
:p
Every time you add a new number.
still, I can start sending my business card as an rpm
I hope Motorola will include Xkillbill on their phones!!
The new, Linux-powered, easy-to-use SmartPhone! To make a call, just enter the IP address of each router!
If you're a Swedish speaking Finn (like Linus), buy a Motorola. Otherwise go with Nokia.
you really should TRY and get out of the house a little. And - here's a tip - that Starfleet uniform with you lunch all down the front is NOT exactly a babe magnet.
That was classic intercourse!
"does this use of Linux in Motorola phones make it less likely that it will be used widely as a desktop? I think Linux is rapidly becoming viewed as an appliance engine."
In breaking news today, IBM, HP, and Sun Microsystems have officially dropped their plans for Linux becuase, quote, "Linux is just an appliance engine."
Meanwhile, sales of desktop Windows have crashed as the public has come to terms with "Windows only being a game console OS."
I guess I would tell the parent to "lighten up" if he was not already modded "Insightful."
Before you mod me down, please realize that I could have been a coward and used my mod points to mod the parent down, instead of posting a reply.
Sdelat' Ameriku velikoy Snova!
Apparently this phone is so clever that if your wife calls when you're with your mistress, the phone will kernel panic.
Computers are useless: they can only give you answers. -- Pablo Picasso