On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 at 09:49, Ryan Verner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 01/04/2008, at 8:53 AM, Deepan wrote: > > Hi All, > > I am wondering if anyone has managed to install > > linux on iphone? I am aware of ipodlinux, for > > ipod. Not sure if someone has hacked into iphone. > > Openmoko is a nice alternative though. > > Hi Deepan, > > I can't possibly understand why you'd want to run Linux on an iPhone. > The reason why one buys an iPhone is for the UI, not the device; > there's better options out there if you're wanting to run Linux (no > removable storage, for one).
I can see why. A lot of people like the iPhone hardware, but prefer to run
free software.
I don't think it's worth it, though. I don't know of any commercially-ready
multi-touch implementations for Linux (even though MPX has been a pioneer in
the field). You'd need drivers for all the hardware, and I can't imagine
Apple releasing any hardware specs.
Most so-called 'Linux' phones are based on Linux (i.e. the kernel) but have
gobloads of proprietary code on top. In that case, you'd may as well be
running S60[*] or something else.
There are many Linux-based mobile platforms out there. IMHO the ones to be
watching in the future seem to be Maemo, Qtopia (which might just eclipse
Maemo), OpenMoko and Android.
[*] S60 (Nokia's GUI for Symbian) can be a pain from a developer's
perspective, but it's a very nice mobile OS for the end-user
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