[linux-laptop] Free your phone: An open, real hackable Linux GSM phone comes: OpenMoko/Neo1973 :)

[Robert Michel]

Salve Werner, *!

Have you aready heard about the OpenMoko/Neo1973 project?
If not see:
http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS2986976174.html

Since the fist smart phones I wish to have a GSM phone with
linux - not the close Linux phones from Motorola - a real
free open source mobile...
I was disapointed what less a user could do with such hardwarpower 
comparable with early personal computers, disapointed by the
influence of GSM provider - caring more about Digital Right
Managment DRM (e.g. for the Siemens S55) then giving information,
support to developer... so I desided caring about smart phones
or java phones would be useless waste time - to much restricted
devices... and like most, I dreamed of a full hackable Linux
phone...

I hope you don't think now I would spam this list.. 
... because while I still dreamed I thought the time for a real
free small devices with Linux and GSM will be in some years,
maybe a PDA with a GSM modul...

But I was wrong. Sean had have this idea and he found some
very good team members and with FIC in TW a hardware company
which is standing now behind this project.

Seans anouncment from February 20th has a philosphical
view, based on Mark Weiser, who coined the term 
"ubiquitous computing" but please read yourself:
http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/announce/2007-January/000000.html

I'm very active on the community mailinglist of Openmoko
since last November, and I do like to invite you to give
on the linux-laptop mailinglist, or on the openmoko mailinglist
feedback about your ideas, wishes for a free hackable Linux phone.

When you see the hardware details - the Neo1973 has a A-GPS chip
from global-local.com which allows to get localisation data even
in buidings!

Seans presentation of November worth a look:
http://www.openmoko.com/files/OpenMoko_20061107.pdf
On slide 6 you can see that Sean likes the power of apt-get install...
OpenMoko uses OpenEmbedded and the more ligthwight packet manager
ipgk

The community mailinglist will you find via
http://openmoko.com
-> http://lists.openmoko.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/community
When you like, visit the list archive:
http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/

And there is a chance to get a Neo1973 with a developer kit 
for 350 US$ in March....

Excuse me, I haven't an official function with OpenMoko, I'm just
a student working with linux since years and I got several tips
from Werners page...

And I'm absoluty, total enthusiastic about this great project 
OpenMoko/Neo1973 that I want to share this good news with you :)

I think OpenMoko/Neo1973 will redundantise the need for a laptop 
in several cases...

mobil computer + linux + GSM + GPRS + AGPS + Bluetooth
has much potential :))))

Happy hacking ;)
rob


PS: And feel free to contact me via private mail