[nmglug] Showing off my new Linux Phone

[BrianO'Keefe]

I've been waiting for this for 2 years and here it is! I was reading the
FAQ and still don't know how this would work on say, my Alltel account.
I checked out the GSM coverage as per the "technical specifications" but
I still don't know the answer. Does anyone? It would certainly make a
difference to me.

andres wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-07-04 at 13:42 -0600, Mindshare Studios wrote:
>> So is it based on Android?
>>
> not exactly, seems there's no phone that runs android yet,
> it seems that freerunner will be capable of it very soon
>
> It's a white box, that runs openmoko which is a full linux distro
> aimed at running on a mobile phone
> (its on stable now),
>
> here is the soft stack
> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Image:OpenmokoFramework08.png
>
> in the new specs it shows android as well, but mostly as an full stack
> option,
>
> it's a true linux box with kernel 2.6.*
> if the app fits, then runs,
> i.e.
> ekiga soft voip phone so you can use it when on wifi
> pidgin
> ogg player
> twitux,
> etc, etc,
>
> If anybody can find a better linux gadget let me know,
>
>
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>>
>> --
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>> Damian
>>
>>  
>>
>> *From:*nmglug-bounces at nmglug.org [mailto:nmglug-bounces at nmglug.org]
>> *On Behalf Of *andres
>> *Sent:* Friday, July 04, 2008 12:21 PM
>> *To:* NMGLUG.org mailing list; New Mexico Linux Users Group Mail List
>> *Subject:* [nmglug] Showing off my new Linux Phone
>>
>>
>>  
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Just wanted to share that today July 4th,
>> Openmoko started shipping the new Neo-Freerunner,
>>
>> I just purchased mine, hopefully receiving it next Tuesday.
>> a truly open sourced mobile phone that runs on Linux
>> Has GPS (and socket for external antenna), G2.5, WiFi, Bluethoot, USB
>> ports,  etc, etc,
>> check it out,
>>
>> http://www.openmoko.com
>>
>> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/WhyOpenMoko
>>
>> A real envy for those brickable iphones!
>>
>>
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