Crowdfunding an Ubuntu smartphone (right now)

[Bob Ham]

On Sat, 2013-10-05 at 07:50 +0200, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote:

> Neither the Openmoko, OpenPandora, Ubuntu Edge, GTA04 are
> "open hardware" - and never were intended to be.

That isn't what your OpenPhoenux page says:

  "Open Hardware Devices.

  Letux 2804 / GTA04 Smartphone"

http://www.openphoenux.org/ 


You're also contradicting your own previous statements:

  "I see the role of GDC [Golden Delicious Computers] to provide future
  open hardware but remain software agnostic"

http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2012-May/066835.html



On Sat, 2013-10-05 at 09:11 +0200, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote:

> I simply don't believe in the "Free Hardware" ideology.

This admission makes your announcement here seem deceitful:

  "we are happy that we can make an announcement to the Free and
  Open Hardware Community, right in time for X-mas and New Year:  We
  have finally tested, understood and patched the bugs of the
  first GTA04 sample board"

http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/pipermail/discussion/2010-December/006585.html


-- 
Bob Ham <rah at settrans.net>

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