Fairphone

[Alexander Lehner]

On Wed, 3 Apr 2013, pike wrote:

> Hi
>
>>>>> Fairphone aims ... supply chain for conflict minerals, poor
>>>>> working conditions or environmental destruction
>
>>> The Neo FreeRunner is a Linux-based touch screen smart phone
>>> ultimately aimed at general consumer use (...)
>>> will appreciate the total freedom they have to use and design
>>> software for the FreeRunner.
>
>> Two completely different philosophies at work with little common
>> ground.
>
> exactly. i couldnt even find whats running on
> the fairphone - probably stock closed android.
>
> it could be a selling point for openmoko to
> be green (and slaveless) too, though. I've
> never heard anyone about it on the list.

Is I already posted earlier on this list, there is already a 'fair' 
product, a simple mouse, and it's ready to buy:

http://www.nager-it.de/maus

A mouse of that simplenes and design is usually given away as goodie if 
you are on a fair (exhibition).

The price for the fair mouse starts at 30 EUR with 'upgrade' packages for 
a 3rd mousebutton etc...

So the 'fair' production costs are about 10x higher.
Hard to believe that someone buys a phone that costs 3000 EUR,

Seeing this before the background, that geeks like us - which are usually 
willing to spent more money than necessary for toys - are unable to 
finance Nikolaus GTA project.

A.