In fact, there's already something similar: http://wiki.opencellid.org/wik... and probably https://github.com/SecUpwN/And...

"This app requires root access and will only run on devices with Qualcomm chipset."

That's not "for android". That's playing a Qualcomm trick with the baseband.

I also wonder if a better way might be (but I'm speculating here) to use the measured distance from the nearest cell tower (called Timing Advance), as in http://stackoverflow.com/a/137... - and couple it with a public database of known celltowers locations to spot recent "additions".

hey, if someone somehow can proof me that my socks still exist in this universe, well, I'll buy anything.

I think we all know that in marketing "speaking about" is important.

They probably will show nothing really interesting for the linux community, BUT ms will throw a clear message to the masses: "here we stand".

Among other things, we all are now interested in what are they going to do at the expo... so we are "speaking about": MS marketing departement is really good. They just made a good point.

Or are they going to show some new linux-compatible technology? Or a distribution? This is going to be the most exciting happening at LinuxExpo, i fear.