Op 12-07-07 21:58, Eric van Horssen schreef:
This article on the blog site of a Dutch newspaper:
<http://weblogs.nrc.nl/weblog/hebben/2007/07/12/gratis-software-voor-je-gehackte-smartphone/>
Bedankt voor die link!
For those interested, here follows a quick rough translation.
Free software for your hacked smartphone
========================================
The thing which phone vendors and software developers try to avoid with
simlock and serial numbers, is specifically being promoted by OpenMoko:
hack your own phone. OpenMoko is an open source group that develops
free software for mobile devices. The first hardware that runs on
OpenMoko is now available: a phone with good-looking rounded corners,
with GPS receiver, GSM/GPRS support and... NO buttons. The Neo1973 does
have a touch-interface, and therefore many people declare the device to
be an iPhone-killer. However, that seems a bit premature.
Most smartphones run on Symbian, Windows Mobile, or UIQ. The iPhone
added OS X to that. OpenMoko is a mobile platform which runs on a Linux
kernel. In itself that is nothing special, check out this list
<http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT9423084269.html>. But it is
pleasant that all available software is free [as in beer --Ed.], and
that you already can get a simlock-free smartphone for 300 dollars which
works on the OpenMoko platform. There is an application available for
OpenMoko that lets you receive free push e-mail
<http://www.funambol.com/>, just like the Blackberry offers. Navigation
software should not be a problem either: the TomTom devices that you see
on the highway also run on a Linux system.
The orange-black Neo1973 looks cool with its round forms and 2.8 inch
color screen. However, it doesn't hurt to wait for the next hardware
update, when the Neo1973 is equipped with a wifi-receiver and motion
sensors. Then you can - just as on the iPhone - flip the screen
automatically when you move the phone. This new version will cost 450
dollars, and is available from October.
Groetjes,
<><
Marnix
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