OSiM San Francisco - March 11-12, 2008 - Calling All Mobile Developers
Dear OpenMoko Community Adam Shaw of Informa, the company behind MWC, OSiM and other conferences, asked me to reach out to you, as follows: -- Calling all developers! After the success of OSiM 2007, the largest open source in mobile conference in the world, Informa is pleased to announce the arrival of OSiM USA, taking place in San Francisco on the 11th and 12th of March. As well as presentations from the most senior members of the industry, and from companies such as Google, AOL, Motorola, T-Mobile, Nokia etc I am also very keen to showcase the latest developments in open source applications. I am looking to devote an hour of the conference to give cutting edge developers the opportunity to demonstrate and explain their newest and freshest applications in front of our global audience. Presentations would last for around 10-15 minutes. If you are interested or would like further details please contact me directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Needless to say, anyone presenting at the event would be entitled to attend the entire conference at no cost. -- Disclosure: I am an unpaid adviser to the OSiM conferences and will also be presenting at the venue (as I did last year in Madrid). Bill W. -- Bill Weinberg - Embedded and Open Source Analyst / Consultant http://www.linuxpundit.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] 831-662-2857 (p) | 408-568-2492 (m) | 831-662-2852 (f) Blogs: http://activeanalysis.net/blog/18 http://linux-foundation.org/weblogs/mobile ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Sean's impact being felt...
That's terrific news, but short term, OpenMoko and most other open efforts have limited access to the Verizon network, which is 100% CDMA. Sigh. Bill Ian Darwin wrote: Verizon Wireless opens up In a stunning about-face, the second-largest wireless carrier in the US, Verizon Wireless, has said that it would allow any compatible device to run on its cellular network by the end of next year. What's more, users will be able to run any application they wish, Verizon Wireless said. http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=C3AC4BFC-3D5A-48CE-AE6E-964965B1F0C3. They're crediting Google and others, but remember that OpenMoko was in the public eye for a year before Google came out ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community -- Bill Weinberg - Embedded and Open Source Analyst / Consultant http://www.linuxpundit.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] 831-662-2857 (p) | 408-568-2492 (m) | 831-662-2852 (f) Blogs: http://activeanalysis.net/blog/18 http://linux-foundation.org/weblogs/mobile ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: linuxmobiles.org - a new forum
OCCAM'S RAZR - One ought not to multiply entities without necessity. VENT Why does the world need yet another mobile Linux knitting circle? Just because you can buy a domain name doesn't mean you should mint new .orgs. Sigh. Let's all fight fragmentation with more fragmentation. It's the free software way. /VENT Bill W. John Smith wrote: Hello everyone, I hope that this is not illegal to post a link for a new community forum to this list. Today I startet a new forum for linux mobile phones and related content. Why? Because I'm very intrestet in this stuff and hope that I can share my interest with other people. So, I'm sorry but I'm not a native englisch speaker. It would be a pleasure if someone is interestet in this. Cu, John ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community -- Bill Weinberg - Embedded and Open Source Analyst / Consultant http://www.linuxpundit.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] 831-662-2857 (p) | 408-568-2492 (m) | 831-662-2852 (f) Blogs: http://activeanalysis.net/blog/18 http://linux-foundation.org/weblogs/mobile ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: linuxmobiles.org - a new forum
Thank you Thomas! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why does the world need yet another mobile Linux knitting circle? Just because you can buy a domain name doesn't mean you should mint new .orgs. RANT It doesn't. There are SO MANY wikis, blogs, news groups, websites, forums etc. set up around android. Why? MONEY! Most of the sites I've seen have banner adds and are raking in advertising money for the person who set them up. Those which don't have ads yet are only waiting till the user base grows enough to make advertising worth while. The people who set them up seem to know next to nothing. There are 5 different official android groups, which is plenty. If you want general mobile linux info, www.linuxdevices.com has been around since the dawn of time and www.elinux.org in its various forms has been around for almost as long. Sorry John, your about 5 years too late. /RANT PS: Sorry for the pointless (hopefully) out-of-character emotional response. It's been an annoying day. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community -- Bill Weinberg - Embedded and Open Source Analyst / Consultant http://www.linuxpundit.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] 831-662-2857 (p) | 408-568-2492 (m) | 831-662-2852 (f) Blogs: http://activeanalysis.net/blog/18 http://linux-foundation.org/weblogs/mobile ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Android isn't a Java Platform - Say Hello to Dalvik
Dear OpenMoko Friends See the following blog about the neat tricks that Google performed to sidestep Sun Java licensing requirements. http://www.betaversion.org/~stefano/linotype/news/110/ The short of is - Android code is written to a unique dialect of Java (super/subset) that runs on Android's own Dalvik VM. It's not J2ME or any other Sun profile and apparently not subject to Sun's licensing regimes - In doing so, Google created a new platform, better technically perhaps, but not a Java-based platform. This act by definition increases fragmentation, whatever you may think of the ugly Java-based status quo in the broader mobile market. Your comments and reflections appreciated. Bill -- Bill Weinberg - Embedded and Open Source Analyst / Consultant http://www.linuxpundit.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] 831-662-2857 (p) | 408-568-2492 (m) | 831-662-2852 (f) Blogs: http://activeanalysis.net/blog/18 http://linux-foundation.org/weblogs/mobile ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Gphone and 850, perspectives
I understand distrust of the availability and governance of GPS services by parties outside (and inside) the US, but there is a valid PoV that the rest of world rides free on those demonic US DoD funded satellites. Let's use up more discussion bandwidth cursing the darkness. David Schlesinger wrote: I wouldn't have imagined I'd see a less productive contribution than the _rest_ of this discussion, but I guess it goes to show how mistaken one can be. I won't be hurt if you don't use GPS. On 11/8/07 8:08 AM, kenneth marken [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 08 November 2007 16:44:45 Randall Mason wrote: iPhone doesn't have GPS, so how does that fit your mythical project? GPS works in the US. It is a US invention. It is owned by the US. It is run by the US. We donate it to the world. Why would it not work in the US? It works EVERYWHERE, that's why it's called Global Positioning System. donated, under the condition that you (as in the nation) have the sole right to turn it of at any time. lets never forget, its a military system, designed to guide weapons and soldiers. that its being used for civilian uses are a afterthought more then anything else. ___ 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 -- Bill Weinberg - Embedded and Open Source Analyst / Consultant http://www.linuxpundit.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] 831-662-2857 (p) | 408-568-2492 (m) | 831-662-2852 (f) Blogs: http://activeanalysis.net/blog/18 http://linux-foundation.org/weblogs/mobile ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Gphone and 850, perspectives
That's a shame. Have a look at the upcoming GSM-enabled h/w from Unicon Systems: http://www.uniconsys.com/ Bill W. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just checked the manual, it is 850 / 1900 So it really seems to be a bad idea to continue with NEO here in the states. Real pity as it was about the perfect solution for some of our products. Anyone has an idea of another phone-pda that can at least allow to compile your own programs? I need phones for customers as service modules so they need to be able to run Linux and be open enough to accept compilers for Console programs written in C, fpk, Ada. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community -- Bill Weinberg - Embedded and Open Source Analyst / Consultant http://www.linuxpundit.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] 831-662-2857 (p) | 408-568-2492 (m) | 831-662-2852 (f) ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Gphone and 850, perspectives
No, actually Unicon Systems have product coming shortly (Dec/Jan) with smaller and larger screen sizes and more memory, as needed. I have seen it in their offices! Contact Marius Kaz for roadmap and delivery info : Marius Kaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote: That's a shame. Have a look at the upcoming GSM-enabled h/w from Unicon Systems: http://www.uniconsys.com/ Good pointer, and already available. But... - 32 MB SDRAM - 32 MB flash - Screen: - TFT LCD QVGA 3.5'' 16M color screen ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community -- Bill Weinberg - Embedded and Open Source Analyst / Consultant http://www.linuxpundit.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] 831-662-2857 (p) | 408-568-2492 (m) | 831-662-2852 (f) ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
