Trolltech Woos Linux Developers With Phones
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if only verizon would have something cool like this... 😢 . never will happen though. I think everybody misses the point by calling this ugly. a manufacturer that ships source code and everything with the phone is obviously taking some very cool steps to support the Open Source Revolution. The possibilities are endless. Truly. Vive la Linux!!!
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How is noticing how blaringly ugly a phone is "missing the point"? A phone can perform well AND look good, right? If Linux is a "next" technology, shouldn't there be multiple handsets? And if so, why would I choose this one?
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You're missing the point because this isn't designed to be an end-user phone. It's a development platform, so "style" is meaningless.
You'd choose this phone because it is open source and easy for you to develop on.
They're trying to seed the open source revolution, not introduce the next fad phone for the masses.
You'd choose this phone because it is open source and easy for you to develop on.
They're trying to seed the open source revolution, not introduce the next fad phone for the masses.
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Roadkill said:
It's a development platform, so "style" is meaningless.
No, Linux is just the operating platform, how the phone looks is part of the whole package. The only people who would call style meaningless are those who have none. Stop trying to bring the rest of us down...
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You're still missing the point - this phone isn't intended to be a mass market phone that trendy cappuccino-loving urbanites flaunt at each other to make a fashion statement.
It's a development platform. Its appeal comes from the fact that it runs an open source OS and that anyone can easily develop applications for it and modify it.
Substance > Style.
It's a development platform. Its appeal comes from the fact that it runs an open source OS and that anyone can easily develop applications for it and modify it.
Substance > Style.
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First of all, a statement like "ugly" is very subjective. Secondly, when something this revolutionary comes out, comments about the looks seem superficial. It is like finding a cure for cancer, and then complaining that the shot hurts. 🙄
Anybody unfamiliar with Linux or Gnu may find this underwhelming. The big deal is that all of a sudden, anybody is free to make this phone do whatever the eff they want and nobody can say or do anything about it. This puts the control entirely in the hand of users and developers to decide what the phone should be like, and I think it can only have positive outcomes.
The only better thing would be to have a phone that also has user-modifiable features - so we can have more or less ram, processing ...
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Anybody unfamiliar with Linux or Gnu may find this underwhelming. The big deal is that all of a sudden, anybody is free to make this phone do whatever the eff they want and nobody can say or do anything about it. This puts the control entirely in the hand of users and developers to decide what the phone should be like, and I think it can only have positive outcomes.
The only better thing would be to have a phone that also has user-modifiable features - so we can have more or less ram, processing ...
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the only problem is that Verizon believes in exactly the opposite of the Linux platform, lock down everything (including using the same crummy UI on every handset). I don't see this getting released for any US carrier but I am sure that since it is quad band it will be popular with the T-Mobile and Cingular users.
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phonenerd2006 said:
the only problem is that Verizon believes in exactly the opposite of the Linux platform, lock down everything (including using the same crummy UI on every handset). I don't see this getting released for any US carrier but I am sure that since it is quad band it will be popular with the T-Mobile and Cingular users.
Agreed. When this comes out I might just have to scrounge up the dollars for a base level tmobile plan so I can mess around with all the crazy stuff I am sure they will be developing on this. 😁 😁 😁
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