Erez D wrote:
hi
i have a Nokia N95 8GB. on the paper it is a great phone (if you look
at the hardware spec)
however the MMI/software sucks bigtime (like most phones on the market).
so i was thinking of getting an open phone.
what is your definition to "open phone", is it just the software or
include an "open hardware" / open specs ?
1. what kind of open phones are there ? is openmoko the only option ?
2. what kinds of hardwares for an open phone are there ? is freerunner
the only option ?
the FreeRunner is "almost free" , there is an issue of GSM spec that is
not free - but it's work with a standard protocols (gsm 7.05 and gsm 7.10)
the Freerunner is my choice - because it's have the maximum freedom ,
I also check the possibility to import the devices to Israel ( we
complete all the process - now we have an issue of GCF certification ) .
3. specs, where to buy in israel, how much it costs.
there is NO commercial import until we finish the GCF certification
issue (MOC demand that GSM cellphones will be certified with the GCF
certification and FCC/EC is not enough)
BTW , for the Freerunner there is 4-5 linux based OS and oss tools .
- doron
in the past i looked at some motorolla phones running linux. but i saw
that getting them to compile on my one was not really viable,
so although they are supposed to be open, it is not open in my book.
thanks,
erez.
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