Hi Nikolaus, thanks for the great work von gta04. Perhaps it would be a good idea to inform Canonical about your project. gta04 will be a good testing plattform for them and perhaps they can contribute in different ways to the project.
with kind regards. Patrick 2013/1/3 Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller <h...@goldelico.com> > Hi, > > Am 03.01.2013 um 11:22 schrieb Patryk Benderz: > > > Hi all, and especially Nikolaus, > > here http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone/operators-and-oems they write: > > "We have the needs of [...] OEMs and ODMs in mind in bringing Ubuntu to > > the phone." > > Yes, this is great news! > > > Keeping in mind huge Ubuntu's users base, this might be quite a > chance > > for GTA04 or it's successor, to have a lot of new users and a way enter > > mass production. It is also a chance to supply mass market with open > > hardware devices. The tricky part is to provide the device before others > > do, and provide it with decent, flat chassis. > > Yes, if we really want to aim at the masses, this would be the way. Be > very fast, > i.e. the first to get new technology and get it into production before > anybody > else does. This gives a first mover advantage and allows to sell at a > higher > initial price (skimming strategy). > > > Am I thinking right, Nikolaus? > > Unfortunately, this does only work for Apple or Samsung and a handful of > other OEMs and ODMs. They already have the money (through investors > and past success) to acquire any new technology exclusively before anybody > else can get it. And they can pay the best engineers they find on the world > so that they don't work for anybody else. > > By this they can make small, slim and nice looking devices with innovative > features (display resolution, e-ink, flexible displays, etc.). And Apple > and > Samsung are even designing their own ARM chips... > > Unfortunately we are running far behind their position :( and the only > currency to put on the table we have is community spirit, ingenuity and > volunteers work. > > So we have to use a different strategy. Not aim at the masses, because > we are a too small organization to fulfill their needs (lowest possible > price). And not focus on any specific software on the device. > > Therefore I think we have to do it differently: be open to anyone, but > focus > on the needs of our special interest community. Enable our community to > port this Ubuntu to a GTA04 and new models (which should not be a major > challenge since we already have Debian and Replicant). > > And provide some hardware features the big brands don't provide but are > interesting to our open source minded community: e.g. open schematics, > replaceable battery, RS232 interface, extension options, DIY case, etc. > > This differentiates our activities from the other "OEMs and ODMs". Of > course > we have to sacrifice some big wishes: slim design, really low price, latest > technology others will show at CES etc. > > If anyone is interested to work on porting this Ubunto edition, please > raise fingers! Support to do that is available on the gta04-owner list. > > BR, > Nikolaus > > > > > P.S. Yura: when starting new topic, it's better to start new thread > > instead of replying to some old thread. > > > > -- > > Patryk "LeadMan" Benderz > > Linux Registered User #377521 > > () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail > > /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Openmoko community mailing list > > community@lists.openmoko.org > > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >
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