Purple Labs launches Linux phone - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 4th Feb 2008, 09:10

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/02..._linux_phone/1

Purple Labs is to launch a Linux-based 3G handset aimed at 'developing markets' that it hopes will do for mobile takeup what the OLPC might do for computing.

DXR_13KE · 4th Feb 2008, 09:28

i think the community support on this will be very nice......

Woodstock · 4th Feb 2008, 09:46

hmmm, interesting, bet we never see it in new zealand thou

wouldnt it be a lil underpowered for ubuntu, think more chance with different distros thou

steveo_mcg · 4th Feb 2008, 10:08

It'll be running gentoo with in an hour of it getting to gliders house.

DXR_13KE · 4th Feb 2008, 10:36

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Originally Posted by steveo_mcg

It'll be running gentoo with in an hour of it getting to gliders house.

either that or he will use his linux powers combined with "eyebrow powers" to insta-gentoo it.....

Glider · 4th Feb 2008, 11:04

By the time it reaches my house it'll be Gentoo

But serious, my Qtek/HPC S200 PDA is starting to wear down (WLAN & Cardreader are failing), so I'm interested... Except for that colour...

-EVRE- · 4th Feb 2008, 16:11

hmmm.... I bet there is no chance it will work with the verizon network.... DANG!

Cthippo · 4th Feb 2008, 19:39

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Originally Posted by -EVRE-

hmmm.... I bet there is no chance it will work with the verizon network.... DANG!

Actually, there is virtually no chance ANYTHING will work on the Verizon network </sarcasm>

That said, it is probably GSM

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