Re: [News] iPhone Features Available on Much Cheaper, Open, Secure Linux Phones
In article <35894096.pFWrh3xlAt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Oops. You are right. The Razr2 is Linux-based, but not the Razr. I
> was going by memory...
>
> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8879219087.html
However, you can't seem to do much to take advantage of Motorola using
Linux. See this article, entitled
Linux-based Motorola cell phones frustrate third-party developers
about how Motorola makes it hard or impossible to get and use the code:
<http://mobile.newsforge.com/mobility/06/02/01/1655248.shtml?tid=104&tid=
25&tid=98>
The cell phone industry is a hotbed of "tivoization".
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--Tim Smith
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