They talk about open standards, not full open source.<br>Seems the basic components will be Apache Licenced, but I'm pretty sure the low-level software will be closed.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/5/07,
<b class="gmail_sendername">Dean Collins</b> <<a href="mailto:Dean@cognation.net">Dean@cognation.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Yep pretty much.<br><br>There is a time and a window for technology releases like this and FIC's<br>time has come and gone. I hate to put it bluntly but;<br><br>It's not hard to think about things like an opensource mobile OS's.
<br><br>It's not even that hard to convince someone to invest in it.<br><br>It is hard to get out Beta and then retail 1.0 but the really hard part<br>is being able to invest time and time again in new ideas to be on the
<br>breaking edge of technology and innovation.<br><br>It was FIC's window 6-8 months ago but now when the industry stalwarts<br>are crashing at your door it's time to close up shop, sit on the beach<br>and think of the next coolest thing.
<br><br>Next time maybe...."speed to market' can be part of your business plan.<br><br><br>Regards,<br><br>Dean Collins<br>Cognation Pty Ltd<br><a href="mailto:dean@cognation.net">dean@cognation.net</a><br>+1-212-203-4357 Ph
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community-</a><br>> <a href="mailto:bounces@lists.openmoko.org">bounces@lists.openmoko.org</a>] On Behalf Of Robin Paulson<br>> Sent: Monday, 5 November 2007 2:37 PM<br>> To: List for OpenMoko community discussion
<br>> Subject: google open phone platform<br>><br>> the digg and /. readers here have probably seen it already:<br>><br>><br><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/05/live-coverage-of-googles-android-gpho">
http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/05/live-coverage-of-googles-android-gpho</a><br>ne-<br>> mobile-os-announcement<br>><br>> looks like google are announcing an open-source linux based phone OS,<br>> supported by a lot of big names in the hardware industry - htc,
<br>> qualcomm, motorola. no nokia though and no specifics on things like<br>> open drivers/hardware specs<br>><br>> is this about to swamp the sterling work of FIC and openmoko?<br>><br>> _______________________________________________
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