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2009-04-03
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yes benny, thats a real shame.
heres hoping they regroup and come back better than ever.
heres hoping they regroup and come back better than ever.
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2009-04-03
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I liked the idea of openmoko very much. It was clear from the start that it wouldn't be a mass maket product, but it could have done much better I'm sure. Bad management.
Now with The Crisis (isn't it good we have a crisis so we can explain everything?) it probably became even harder for them.
Anyone working on Mer for Freerunner?
Now with The Crisis (isn't it good we have a crisis so we can explain everything?) it probably became even harder for them.
Anyone working on Mer for Freerunner?
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2009-04-03
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No Telephony in Mer I'm afraid.
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2009-04-03
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Yes, we actually have ported libhildon and hildon-desktop and such to armv4t/debian-armel already. One of the resalers are donating one, and we'll get an environment going. Telephony - there's also FSO (freesmartphone.org)
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2009-04-03
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Originally Posted by Stskeeps
more kudos!
Yes, we actually have ported libhildon and hildon-desktop and such to armv4t/debian-armel already. One of the resalers are donating one, and we'll get an environment going. Telephony - there's also FSO (freesmartphone.org)
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2009-04-03
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Doesn't surprise me.
Hardware-wise, what would you expect from a device which doesn't even support 3G?
They should have collaborated better with other projects such as Hildon and Maemo. Perhaps even LiMo.
People who want a usable UNIX system on their phone can just as well use a jailbroken iPhone. Which does have 3G.
Hardware-wise, what would you expect from a device which doesn't even support 3G?
They should have collaborated better with other projects such as Hildon and Maemo. Perhaps even LiMo.
People who want a usable UNIX system on their phone can just as well use a jailbroken iPhone. Which does have 3G.
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2009-04-03
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there was some traffic on the mailing list about that. from what i gathered, the GTA03 was to much in flux for it to be a reliable goal when the decision had to be taken.
some people on that list seems to suggest that the existing model should be re-designed to enable the use of a usb 3G dongle...
some people on that list seems to suggest that the existing model should be re-designed to enable the use of a usb 3G dongle...
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2009-04-03
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Originally Posted by tso
That would be... odd. Having to plug a 3G modem into your phone?
there was some traffic on the mailing list about that. from what i gathered, the GTA03 was to much in flux for it to be a reliable goal when the decision had to be taken.
some people on that list seems to suggest that the existing model should be re-designed to enable the use of a usb 3G dongle...
(I was under the impression that, at least early on, they weren't going to do data at all; I exchanged email with them shortly after they first came on the scene, and the main developer said he was interested in phones, not PDAs/etc.)
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2009-04-03
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if so, the terrain have changed while they where building the vehicle.
i think the idea people in the community is pondering is something similar to that touchbook, basically a extended back cover that can house the dongle.
right now tho, they are experimenting with a setup similar to what some here have done, using the host mode of the usb port and a gender changer on the supplied cable.
i think the idea people in the community is pondering is something similar to that touchbook, basically a extended back cover that can house the dongle.
right now tho, they are experimenting with a setup similar to what some here have done, using the host mode of the usb port and a gender changer on the supplied cable.
Sean Moss-Pultz also said they concentrate on a second device they have, which is not related to telephony.
Still he hopes there'll be a future for OpenMoko phones: He asks people to buy existing devices and develop and improve the software so that maybe at a later point they can continue the product line.
Well...
I personally think their main problem was the lack of a clear focus. They changed important parts of the system (like the toolkit) like other people change their underwear.
Isn't it one of the strengths of Maemo that it is reliable in this respect? It was GTK, DBUS, gconf and friends from day 1. Different versions, new details, but no complete change in the basic infrastructure. More professional overall.