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Linux OS forum?
Hey Brome,
There seem to be some great Linux OS phones coming out this year. Could we have a Linux phone forum? (or does one already exist under another name)
-"Gump"
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The only one I'm aware of (outside China) is the Motorola E680. One issue with Linux is that for it to gain serious traction, there needs to be some kind of standardized platform for it. If Motorola makes a big push to license their Motojuix platform, and it catches on, then I'll certainly create a forum for that.
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PaulJAug 31, 2004, 6:42 PM
Well, there's now the Motorola A780 and also maybe E28's E2800+. As for standardized platform, that's what Java is for. Anyway, even if you don't make a Linux OS forum, I'd really like to see you add Linux as a real choice (instead of N/A) for the phone database so I could say 'show me all linux phones'.
Thanks!
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The problem is that Linux doesn't yet have any kind of serious, standardized platform that anyone is even trying to promote for phones. Even Motorola admits that their Linux phones are based on Linux with a "custom" (proprietary) UI and set of APIs.
Yes, they have Java in there, but so do most phones. In that respect, Linux isn't much different from Qualcomm's OS.
My point is that Linux in a phone isn't yet something that has any meaning to consumers, or even developers. Any given two "Linux phones" could have totally different UIs for consumers, and totally different APIs for developers.
So at least in the mobile phone space, Linux is simply not a "platform". An OS? Yes. A platform? No. At least not as far as consumers and develop...
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