A Truly Open Linux Phone · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday November 7, 2006 @12:49PM from the apt-get-phone-software dept.

skelator2821 writes to tell us about the debut of the OpenMoko, a Linux phone with GPS that is open from top to bottom. The device is set to debut to developers this month for $350, according to the article, but there is no detail on how to get your hands on one, and no link to the manufacturer (FIC). From the article: "This is the first phone in a long time to get us really interested in what it is, what it isn't, and the philosophy behind it. The philosophy is the thing that makes Linux great... it is really open. It runs the latest kernel, 2.6.18 as of a few weeks ago, and you can get software from a repository with apt-get."

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um, ok by Starteck81 · 2006-11-07 13:07 · Score: 0, Redundant

Why the hell is every thing tagged as itsatrap today!?!?! Slashdotters need to take some paranoia meds.

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