@I am well aware of the iDroid Project, as I happen to be one of the founders.
:)This is really good to hear, and with your input and the community input LUG could also boast of such projects: The whole point in this would be how to use IT to add value to the existing services and products regardless of how we feel like someone mentioned here. The ideas below were posted by members, maybe we could revive them or even generate more: Brian proposed setting up something like a University Auditing Framework (how far)... Someone talked of an IP based PBX, promised would get back with details... Vass had set up a monthly ISP comparison survey or something (its now some time......) Someone talked of having done a traffic monitoring system at undergraduate level.... Benjamin, you started the open source LAN idea....... :) :) > I am well aware of the iDroid Project, as I happen to be one of the > founders. When we started the project, there were no alternatives out > there if you wanted a smartphone with decent hardware. This has changed > quite dramatically, and it is very unlikely that there will be any > versions for any new iDevices, as none of our reverse engineers owns one, > and there doesn't seem to be a demand for it. > > Phillip Simbwa <[email protected]> wrote: > > And lets stay objective and keep our personal feelings out of this. > > If i ask; What don't you like about the iPhone/iPad specifically? Is > it the iOS or the actual device? > Reason I ask is, what if I installed linux on the iPhone? (Having done > some hardcore C programming and ported + reverse engineered some iOS > primitives). Would you hate it as much? > http://theiphonewiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=IDroid > > And this here is Linus, using a Mac Air with Linux. > http://www.quora.com/Linux/What-Linux-distribution-does-Linus-Torvalds-use-on-his-MacBook-Air. > http://lowendmac.com/bookrev/12br/0427.html > > Even he has no kind words for the Mac OS file system: > http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Linus_Torvalds_Brands_Mac_File_System_Utter_Crap/ > > My point is: iOS programming tutorials can open up your mind to some > degree on the inner workings of the device in question. And with such > knowledge, you can do something good (heck, you could port ubuntu to > the iPhone/iPad. And thats great!). > > About which company is more evil as per the recent court battle ( > Samsung or Apple)? I don't want to go there.. > But the verdict was passed by a competent court and i believe both > sides brought alot of tech experts to court. > > I will tell you a small story. Once upon a time, UNIX was all over the > place and was commercial (by today's standards -- not a good thing > like Linux. Start looking at this like its SCO for the right emotional > effect). > > Then some open minded dude (Linus) figured he could, with the help of > the general open source community; create something good out of > something bad. Anyway, he got us Linux. > > About iOS programming, something similar may be cooking... > > I would propose a fair vote on this matter... > > -- > - Phillip. > > âAoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in > waht > oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the > frist > and lsat ltteer are in the rghit pclae. > The rset can be a toatl mses and > you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed > ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe and the biran fguiers it > out aynawy." > _____________________________________________ > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). 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