Re: [Hampshire] OpenMoko/Freerunner

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Author: john lewis
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To: hampshire
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] OpenMoko/Freerunner
On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:18:00 +0100
Chris Dennis <cgdennis@???> wrote:

> John Cooper wrote:
> > Chris Dennis wrote:


> >> Has anyone been able to work out whether it will be a 'usable'
> >> item from the start (e.g. can I use it as a phone?), or will I
> >> have to spend weeks programming it and downloading updates
> >> before it does anything productive?


It is an expensive phone :-(

> > The initial release was for the "hard core" developer whereas the
> > latest is for developers and it just says not all of the software
> > stack functions. It must be usable as a phone now and I'm tempted
> > but probably will wait for the normal user release.


> Having read the cautionary notes at
> https://www.truebox.co.uk/trueboxportal/index.php?wk=OpenMokoCaution2
> I've decided that I too will wait for a future release the
> FreeRunner.


I've found my £25 Nokia 2610 is more than complicated enough, I swear
at it every time I try to use it.

--
John Lewis
using Debian plus windowmaker for a clean desktop