A Truly Open Linux Phone

skelator2821 writes to tell us about the debut of the OpenMoko, a Linux phone with GPS that is open from top to bottom. The device is set to debut to developers this month for $350, according to the article, but there is no detail on how to get your hands on one, and no link to the manufacturer (FIC). From the article: "This is the first phone in a long time to get us really interested in what it is, what it isn't, and the philosophy behind it. The philosophy is the thing that makes Linux great... it is really open. It runs the latest kernel, 2.6.18 as of a few weeks ago, and you can get software from a repository with apt-get."

Re:New Linux Phones - Great!

[stinkytoe]

No results from the search box on FIC's website either. So much for karma whoring with a nice informative link, i guess.

Could you do GPS silliness?

[fortinbras47]

if(!at_home && distance(get_current_location(), get_house_location()) lessthan FIFTYYARDS) ) {
FILE* mail = openMailStream([e-mail], "Hi honey!");
fprintf(mail, "I'm home!\n");
closeMailStream(mail);
at_home = true;
}

Re:No Camera...

[goaty_the_flying_sho]

Sounds perfect :)

Well, I gave it a shot...

[goaty_the_flying_sho]

...and it didn't seem to work:

From: Postmaster
To:
Reply-To:
Sender: Postmaster

Your message to home.com was rejected.
I said:
RCPT To:
And home.com responded with
550 5.1.1 ... User unknown

Re:WTF

[daverabbitz]

Around the same time as slashdot gets rid of trolls, thaat is to say, never.

Throwback... it had to be done

[stretch86]

No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.

Little did you know that..

[nephridium]

Your overly suspicious girlfriend installed tracking software on your phone and remotely polled your locations while you were gone with her phone. Hence her automated reply to your message read: "Re: Hi honey!" "Don't bother. Since you were visiting that bitch Laura again I switched the locks. We're though."

Yeah, but..

[Flopy]

Does it run Linux?