jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com wrote:
here is a question from one of my friends,
*what linux-based wifi gps phone would you recommend?*
any suggestions?
Most free : Openmoko.
Best market potential : Android
Best compromise : Maemo... Except that Nokia has orphaned Maemo.
Best hope from my
On 19 May 2010 10:34, Jean-Marc Liotier j...@liotier.org wrote:
jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com wrote:
here is a question from one of my friends,
*what linux-based wifi gps phone would you recommend?*
any suggestions?
Most free : Openmoko.
Best market potential : Android
Best compromise :
There is a lot of android phones to pick from, not sure how many allow
root access or you can get root access with them.
True, but the question wasn't really that specific. I know, I'm being
pedantic, but the Desire is the nicest phone I've ever owned (and I
make a point of owning nice phones)
Well the question came from a new OSMer from Shkoder Albania, who is helping
with the http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/AlbanianFloodingCrisisCamp. The
people in albania dont have much money, it is a very poor country, but they
love to spend money on mobile phones. there are a great deal of good
On 19 May 2010 08:43, jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com
jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com wrote:
So, he is new to osm but not new to linux, and if we can find the right
phone for him, maybe more people will be also motivated to help with osm,
when they see somone sitting in the cafe with a nice
On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 12:48 AM, John Smith deltafoxtrot...@gmail.comwrote:
On 19 May 2010 08:43, jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com
jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com wrote:
So, he is new to osm but not new to linux, and if we can find the right
phone for him, maybe more people will be also
On 19 May 2010 09:29, jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com
jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com wrote:
Anyway, the question was about linux phones.
Maybe so, but you didn't give enough context as to why.
our group in albania and kosovo is not just promoting and working on OSM and
freedom of the maps, but
On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 1:32 AM, John Smith deltafoxtrot...@gmail.comwrote:
On 19 May 2010 09:29, jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com
jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com wrote:
Anyway, the question was about linux phones.
Maybe so, but you didn't give enough context as to why.
our group in albania
On 19 May 2010 09:37, jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com
jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com wrote:
In which case your only options, to the best of my knowledge, are the
nokia n900 and the freerunner... Android phones are usually too locked
down to be considered free by most FLOSS groups...
Well, if
2010/5/19 jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com:
Well the question came from a new OSMer from Shkoder Albania, who is helping
with the http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/AlbanianFloodingCrisisCamp. The
people in albania dont have much money, it is a very poor country,
On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 1:48 AM, John Smith deltafoxtrot...@gmail.comwrote:
On 19 May 2010 09:37, jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com
jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com wrote:
In which case your only options, to the best of my knowledge, are the
nokia n900 and the freerunner... Android phones are
On 19 May 2010 09:50, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote:
actually for mapping all gps devices in phones that I know of (don't
know for the HTC) are worse than much cheaper dedicated gps receivers.
Depends on the antenna design as much as anything else, just because
it's a phone
* John Smith deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com [2010-05-19 09:32 +1000]:
On 19 May 2010 09:29, jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com
our group in albania and kosovo is not just promoting and working on OSM and
freedom of the maps, but also of software and knowledge, we promoting linux.
If given a choice,
Hi all,
here is a question from one of my friends,
*what linux-based wifi gps phone would you recommend?*
any suggestions?
thanks,
mike
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HTC Desire: if you want an iPhone without the ponce factor
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Openmoko FreeRunner: if you want to run Debian on this Linux-based
wifi gps phone.
Cheers, Joseph
On 17 May 2010 13:37, jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com
jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com wrote:
Hi all,
here is a question from one
On 17 May 2010 22:47, Joseph Reeves iknowjos...@gmail.com wrote:
HTC Desire: if you want an iPhone without the ponce factor
There is a lot of android phones to pick from, not sure how many allow
root access or you can get root access with them.
Openmoko FreeRunner: if you want to run Debian on
On 17 May 2010 14:37, jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com
jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com wrote:
Hi all,
here is a question from one of my friends,
what linux-based wifi gps phone would you recommend?
I have a Nokia N900 and love it. It's more of a
linux-computer-in-your-pocket, but it does most
more responses: thanks for your input
BUZZ: Guttorm Flatabø - New HTC mobiles are getting very good reviews. I
have a Sumsung, but I'm stuck with Android 1.5
IRC xjjk Phurl: there are only 2 real contenders... Maemo-based or
Android-based and they're both pretty excellent. the former is more
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