Re: (Some?) 3G support for Linux from Nokia - relevant for future models?

2008-09-18 Thread Dotan Cohen
This recent thread of mine concerning relicensing of the AMR codec will be of certain interest to those interested in this thread: http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.user/159060 -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ

Re: Chancing SIM card without reboot

2008-09-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
? Or, worse yet, those in a nation where calling carrier A from A costs little, and calling carrier B from B costs little, but calling carrier B from A or vice versa is expensive? -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת

Re: Chancing SIM card without reboot

2008-09-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
2008/9/5 Michele Renda [EMAIL PROTECTED]: To get it you must to have double GSM hardware, double standbay power consume, and so a higher cost! There are those who want cheap, and those who want features. To which market does OpenMoko aspire to cater to? -- Dotan Cohen http://what

Re: Chancing SIM card without reboot

2008-09-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
a no-brainer. Most people I know have two cellphones, and if one $450 device can replace two $400 devices then it's a deal. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü

Re: WxPython and OpenMoko

2008-08-18 Thread Dotan Cohen
2008/8/18 Francesco de Virgilio [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi all, simple dirty question: does OpenMoko support WxPython? Or developers *must* use only PyGtk? If don't, will be any possibility to have WxPython supported in future on OM? Python has Qt bindings as well, if you use Qtopia. -- Dotan

Re: USB connector not Mini-AB?

2008-07-21 Thread Dotan Cohen
as quoted fromSeattle Web Creations' email had the end cut off -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing

Re: Dot'n reply above quote

2008-07-20 Thread Dotan Cohen
2008/7/19 Steven Kurylo [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Dotan Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not everyone uses a decent MUA! I use gmail, which does allow not filter on arbitrary headers. So I filter on TO and CC addresses. Yes it does. Has Words

Re: Dot'n reply above quote

2008-07-19 Thread Dotan Cohen
, do trim and inline- (or bottom-) post. See my sig. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing

Re: Dot'n reply above quote

2008-07-19 Thread Dotan Cohen
to do this. Not everyone uses a decent MUA! I use gmail, which does allow not filter on arbitrary headers. So I filter on TO and CC addresses. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order

Re: In the press. The OpenMoko wiki - a tangled pile of mostly outdated and incomplete documentation.

2008-07-17 Thread Dotan Cohen
by someone more qualified. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-06-17 Thread Dotan Cohen
2008/6/17 Mike Hodson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I also vote for the 4 conductor 3.5mm jack. I vote for the same. There is already a standard headphone jack, and has been for over 30 years. Use it. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-11 Thread Dotan Cohen
not buy the otherwise wonderful Siemans M55 when it was new because of its terrible font. But then again, I'm the kind of person who has closed a bank account and switched banks because my current bank was blocking Firefox access to online banking. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-11 Thread Dotan Cohen
the hardware. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? ___ Openmoko community

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-11 Thread Dotan Cohen
appreciate that the development of these devices is much more complicated than it looks from here. Which is why I ask. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-10 Thread Dotan Cohen
by' that I will not force myself to get by with. have you done it? have you tried it? i have. it works ok. not beautiful - but definitely functional. No, I haven't. Could you post a screenshot of how it looks? Maybe if I see it I can be convinced, I'm at least that open minded. Dotan Cohen

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-10 Thread Dotan Cohen
# # # # # # I understand. I would still like to see a screenshot of fstab or xorg.conf open in vim with such a font on qvga screen. I don't mind getting used to some displeasures, however others I avoid if possible. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-10 Thread Dotan Cohen
. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? ___ Openmoko community mailing

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-09 Thread Dotan Cohen
for vga. not just a it looks a bit nicer. SSH, Month view in calendar, reading books. All stuff that I need an x50v (VGA screen) to do now. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-09 Thread Dotan Cohen
have other devices that perform the functions that I need. My portable device, on the other hand, must be capable of more, much more, and everything that is not audio (ie, voice calls or music) requires the use of the screen. Do not skim on that most important of interface devices. Dotan Cohen

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-09 Thread Dotan Cohen
the different shapes necessary for reading. 7 pix + 2 pix space is a minimum for _good_ reading Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting

Re: Is case design changing for GTA03?

2008-06-08 Thread Dotan Cohen
think that a lanyard on the bottom left of the phone (when the phone is in the talk position on the ear) is essential. I certainly hope that the GTA03 will either have a dedicated lanyard mount at that position, or enough meat in the plastic to allow me to drill my own. Dotan Cohen http://what

Re: Is case design changing for GTA03?

2008-06-08 Thread Dotan Cohen
of th 03 and onward in such a modular way? Oh, my vote is for usb. I would also vote for a USB connection. Easier to set up, and the peripheral can take power from the phone. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת

Default toolkits?

2008-06-07 Thread Dotan Cohen
wrong, so that we will know what we are facing in terms of localizing the device? Thanks in advance. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top

Re: Default toolkits?

2008-06-07 Thread Dotan Cohen
2008/6/7 Stroller [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 7 Jun 2008, at 14:06, Dotan Cohen wrote: There is a discussion on the local LUG list about the OpenMoko phone and the toolkits used. So far as I understand, the ETK, GTK, and Qt toolkits will be available on the phone, with ETK being the default

Re: Cleared to start Mass production

2008-06-06 Thread Dotan Cohen
that DNF has been GNU/Hurd to market: http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/05/2155230 Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting