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Open Source Phone on the Way

Posted by Zonk on from the can-you-hear-me dept.

prostoalex writes "Dr. Dobb's Journal reports on GPE Palmtop Environment's aim to create a full stack of open source software for mobile phones. Mobile operator Orange and France Telecom are contributing to the project. The goal is to have a fully featured mobile handset with applications like instant messaging and email, with only a portion of the price."

3 of 66 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Interesting thought by networkBoy · · Score: 3, Informative

    No, the NSA'a computers monitor the communications, the people monitor the computers, which have a list of keywords likely weighted. once a conversation gets too "heavy" a human monitor gets involved.
    Um... at least that's how I'd do it.
    -nB

    --
    whois gawk date unzip strip find touch finger mount join nice man top fsck grep eject more yes exit umount sleep dump
  2. Open source doesn't mean unlocked device. by gd23ka · · Score: 3, Informative

    Just because they're using open source code and even give you whatever
    source they have to give you, doesn't mean the device is "open" as in
    you can change any binaries or config settings, add or remove software
    etc. All the GPL forces them to do is to publish their source code
    modifications / additions where it applies. It doesn't force them to
    deliver the binaries on a device that allows modification of that code.

  3. Re:And then there's OpenMoko by walter_f · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://www.openmoko.com/press/index.html
    http://www.openmoko.com/press/index.html#pictures

    which is a truly open platform based on all GPL'd software.

    The first hardware using OpenMoko, the Neo1973 Smartphone by Taiwan's FIC, will be available to the public soon.

    http://planet.openmoko.org/

    Walter.