[Gslug-general] Linux friendly phones?

[Josh Benner]

T-mobile's 3G network is fairly new.  I can confirm that it covers Seattle
and Portland.

On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Andrew Becherer <andrew at becherer.org>wrote:

> On Mon, 2009-01-12 at 11:31 -0800, Stan Dyck wrote:
> > Any recommendations for linux friendly phones?
>
> I have no doubt in my mind that the Google Android operating system will
> become the most Linux friendly mobile operating system. It is currently
> only held back by its limited distribution. We will find out in 2009 if
> it can catch on as a platform on par with the iPhone, Windows Mobile and
> Symbian.
>
> > * Calendar and contact syncing  (with open formats, please)
>
> There is currently no direct Linux sync (that I am aware of) although
> Funambol supports Android.
>
> > * Tethering
>
> There are currently limited, proof of concept, applications that allow
> Linux tethering. There is not yet a polished tethering application but
> the only thing preventing this is a developer taking up the task.
>
> > * General hackability
>
> The G1 and Android developer handsets are tiny Linux machines with a
> custom VM called Dalvik (which is the standard, although not the only,
> way to develop for the phone). Unlocked developer handsets can be
> purchased for $400 and the source code is freely available under the
> GPL. Currently there are only GSM handsets available which limits
> Android to T-Mobile and At&t. Furthermore the G1 does not support the
> frequencies required for At&t 3G (HSDPA and UMTS) access. It does
> support T-Mobile's, albeit limited, 3G network. More handsets should be
> released this year.
>
> --
> Andrew Becherer
>
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