[clug] linux-friendly mobile/pda

Jacinta Richardson jarich at perltraining.com.au
Thu Nov 30 06:51:28 GMT 2006


Robert (Bob) Edwards wrote:

> I'm looking for a phone that has good PDA functionality, preferably
> even a full alphabet keyboard and that works well with Linux desktops.
> I would even prefer one that actually runs Linux as it's native O/S.
> Oh, and a good, robust keyboard would also be an advantage.

There was a good discussion about this topic on SLUG recently:

	http://lists.slug.org.au/archives/slug/2006/11/msg00121.html

The idea that got me most excited was the OpenMoko phone, although at this stage 
it still might just be vapourware:

	http://www.openmoko.com/
	http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35590 (A truly open Linux phone 
with GPS debuts)

All the best,

	J


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