On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:06:07 -0800, Tim Smith wrote:
> In article <1476009.382pMtDLz1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> A Linux-powered iPhone
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| The most interesting part on Wired magazine's revelation was during
>>| iPhoneâ??s
>>| software development. On a very tight deadline to finish the iPhone right
>>| on
>>| time, Apple software engineers looked carefully at Linux, since it had
>>| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>| already been rewritten for use on mobile phones. But, Linux on iPhone was
>>| denied by Steve Jobs for the reason that he do not want to utilize someone
>>| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>| elseâ??s software. Just imagine the endless possibilities had Steve agreed.
>>| It
>>| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>| would have been a big break for Linux, and iPhone could have been a much
>>| more
>>| powerful and smarter mobile device. It would have been a jaw-dropping
>>| combination of beauty and brains.
>>|
>>| Since Linux powered iPhone is now far from reality, I have here some photos
>>| of make-believe iPhone running with a GNOME desktop and with a Firefox web
>>| browser.
>> `----
>>
>> http://junauza.blogspot.com/2008/01/linux-powered-iphone.html
>>
>> And they say Linux users are too 'religious' to choose Windows and Macs.
>> Microsoft, unlike Apple, uses a lot of Linux in-house (because it's too good
>> and difficult to avoid).
>
> Where does the article (or the original that your link is based on) say
> it was religious? Did you read Steve's mind to figure that out?
>
> In particular, how do you know he wasn't concerned with legal issues?
> There has been some question as to whether Linux phones are actually
> legal under GPL, at least on carriers that lock down the phones against
> unauthorized modifications to the software. Apple used non-Apple
> firmware in many iPods, so they are not adverse to going outside the
> company if there is a good reason.
>
> The best case scenario for someone building a Linux-based phone that
> isn't going to be fully open is that they have to spend extra effort
> keeping the GPL stuff separate from the non-GPL stuff (and they are
> going to be bad-mouthed for "Tivoization"). And that's the best case.
> Worst case is that some external force (the carrier their phone is for,
> or worse, a government regulatory agency) subjects them to requirements
> incompatible with GPL, and then they are screwed.
I thought Rex Ballard invented the iPhone?
Weren't the plans for it stolen from the trunk of his car or something?
That's probably Roy's 'inside source' for his 'facts'.
I'm going to forward Roy's comments along with the links to Apple Corp. and
see what they say about it.
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