[SATLUG] [OT] Cell phone rant / open source idea

[Alex Bartonek]

--- Mark McCoy <mark at mccoyfam.net> wrote:

> On 7/17/07, Alex Bartonek
> <bartonekdragracing at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > i read that in my linux mag.. its not ready for
> the
> > real world yet.
> >
> 
> To use software idioms: the newly available GTA01
> version of the phone
> is a late beta (hardware pretty much set in stone,
> software updates
> will be available constantly), and the 1.0 version
> is expected in
> October.  The GTA01 comes with almost everything
> that the final
> version will (except for 3D acceleration, which
> should be available as
> the hardware is ready).


<snip>

that phone looks goooood...But I want to see it in
person before buying one.. then I'll have to explain
it to the ol' lady as to why I needed a open source
phone vs. my cheapie Nokia phone.  I think the good
vs. evil argument works here. 

-Alex


       
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