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Musings on Software Freedom for Mobile Devices
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| I started using GNU/Linux and Free Software
| in 1992. In those days, while everything I
| needed for a working computer was generally
| available in software freedom, there were
| many components and applications that
| simply did not exist. For highly technical
| users who did not need many peripherals,
| the Free Software community had reached a
| state of complete software freedom. Yet, in
| 1992, everyone agreed there was still much
| work to be done. Even today, we still
| strive for a desktop and server operating
| system, with all relevant applications,
| that grants complete software freedom.
|
| Looked at broadly, mobile telephone systems
| are not all that different from 1992-era
| GNU/Linux systems. The basics are currently
| available as Free, Libre, and Open Source
| Software (FLOSS). If you need only the bare
| minimum of functionality, you can, by
| picking the right phone hardware, run an
| almost completely FLOSS operating system
| and application set. Yet, we have so far to
| go. This post discusses the current
| penetration of FLOSS in mobile devices and
| offers a path forward for free software
| advocates.
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http://ebb.org/bkuhn/blog/2010/03/04/mobile.html
Recent:
Former Apple exec says iPad too big, "smarted out"
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| The iPad is too big and lacks communication
| capabilities, argued the former Apple
| executive who oversaw the demise of the
| company's iconic-but-flawed Newton more
| than a decade ago.
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http://www.techworld.com.au/article/335179/former_apple_exec_says_ipad_too_big_smarted?fp=2&fpid=1&rid=1
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