[Novalug] OT: Cells phones -- OpenMoko

[Paul D. Bain]

---- gregory pryzby <greg at pryzby.org> wrote: 
> Time to ditch the old Treo and get something else.
> 
> Requirements
>    email (via ssh today but imap soon I hope!)
>    sms (texting)
>    web browsing
>    phone calls (att for 8+ years fwiw)
> 
> Maybe
>    gps (limits choices greatly)
> 
> Thinking maybe Helio or iPhone. Outside chance of bberry (shudder).
> qwerty isn't a requirement as I have learned to type on all types of
> devices....

Greg,

     You probably should not _yet_ consider buying a phone based on OpenMoko, due to its immaturity, but it is a fascinating technology nevertheless. If  the articles in Linux Journal are correct, someday, we may _all_ be using phones that are based on OpenMoko. See, e.g., the interview with one of the lead OpenMoko (OM) developers that appears in the December issue of LJ, which has covered OM in other, recent issues.

     When you find a good phone, please let the rest of us know, especially if it is based on Linux.

Sincerely,
Paul Bain