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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."

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  1. 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.