On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 8:43 AM, Michael Thompson <[email protected]>wrote:

>
> ----- Original message -----
> > Michael Thompson wrote:
> > > 2009/12/14 moylan <[email protected]
> > > <mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>>>
> > >
> > >        but if you want to do python or any other scripting then you
> will
> > >        need one with a keyboard as python still won't take a bt
> keyboard.
> > >
> > >        theat really leave the original g1, milestone or the geeksphone
> one.
> > >
> > >
> > > Or the Nokia N900, running Linux and Python, PySide\PyQt etc.
> > i'll never buy another nokia.  had a 3310, 3650, n70, e61, 770, e61i and
> > finally an e71.  good devices till i got the e71.  the last few nokias
> > have needed firmware updates before they became useable.  crashing
> > mostly.  however the e71 added a few new problems.
> > but for me the killer was the camera click.  the 3650 was silent.  the
> > n70 added a click that could easily be turned off.  the e61i
> snip
> > will not buy a device over which i have no say in the firmware (no palm
>
> the n900 is runnimg linux it gives you the most control over the firmware
> of any phone. You can even write your own camera app.
>
> The phone is also silent.
>
> > swapped to my iphone for the rest of this year.  bought an android
> > device (htc hero).  prefer android but waiting for one with a keyboard.
>
> Seems to me that apple and google are keeping a pretty tight hold over the
> firmware and just letting you run some apps. Maemo isn't totaly free their
> are some binary blobs but it is the most open phone.
>

Not true at all. If you get an Android developer phone, you can load any
firmware you wish onto it.

-Nick


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