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2009-10-03
, 12:53
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#12
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Originally Posted by javispedro
Same with the Touch Book.
Not to mention OpenPandora is not a 100% free handheld. For a start, it has closed OGLES drivers.
But of course you'll at least be able to boot it from battery with only free software.
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Touch Book .. do not waste you money on it.
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2009-10-03
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@ Amsterdam
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#13
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Originally Posted by Luke-Jr
And what do you miss in terms of features the N900?. What do you want to open?
keesj: OpenMoko lacks a keyboard and decent specs. OpenPandora doesn't exist yet, and might never at its current rate.
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2009-10-03
, 13:01
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#14
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Originally Posted by korbé
Doubt it, but care to point me to an URL?
The OpenPandora community working on a FOSS version of OGLES.
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2009-10-03
, 13:07
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@ Switzerland
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#15
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Originally Posted by javispedro
Please wait, I search...
Doubt it, but care to point me to an URL?
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2009-10-03
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#16
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You mean http://forum.openhandhelds.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=341 ? But as you can read chances are dim, and even dimmer are chances of a free driver to be any better than the Imagination one.
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2009-10-03
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#17
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Ah, you've been faster.
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2009-10-13
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#18
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javispedro, as far as I've seen, OpenPandora has been promoting their product as 100% free, including GLES
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2009-10-13
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#19
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Originally Posted by Luke-Jr
Well, I'd love to be corrected since that would mean we could most probably reuse them.
javispedro, as far as I've seen, OpenPandora has been promoting their product as 100% free, including GLES
But as it stands, I'd say that if you've been looking for 100% free as in freedom hardware, look somewhere else. I wouldn't consider the Pandora guys interested in 100% free software/hardware more than "something that works OK and is hackable enough".
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2009-10-13
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#20
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Any completely open device is going to be a few generations out of date because hardware isn't released with open drivers. I'm willing to use closed-source drivers on my handheld because it means it can use the most cutting-edge hardware at a reasonable price due to economy of scale. On a desktop, 100% open is a more acceptable goal, but in the frenetically advancing tech of mobile devices, the compromise is just not something that is economically (market) viable.
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@ Luke-Jr: I will support this initiative for Maemo 100% FOSS.
The opening of the software should not be solely for technical and financial reasons: in this case, it benefits only for companies.
The opening must also be done for ethical and social reasons, so everyone benefits: companies, users, hackers, etc. ...
Last edited by korbé; 2009-10-03 at 12:56.