google open phone platform

[Thomas Gstädtner]

They talk about open standards, not full open source.
Seems the basic components will be Apache Licenced, but I'm pretty sure the
low-level software will be closed.

On 11/5/07, Dean Collins <Dean at cognation.net> wrote:
>
> Yep pretty much.
>
> There is a time and a window for technology releases like this and FIC's
> time has come and gone. I hate to put it bluntly but;
>
> It's not hard to think about things like an opensource mobile OS's.
>
> It's not even that hard to convince someone to invest in it.
>
> It is hard to get out Beta and then retail 1.0 but the really hard part
> is being able to invest time and time again in new ideas to be on the
> breaking edge of technology and innovation.
>
> It was FIC's window 6-8 months ago but now when the industry stalwarts
> are crashing at your door it's time to close up shop, sit on the beach
> and think of the next coolest thing.
>
> Next time maybe...."speed to market' can be part of your business plan.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Dean Collins
> Cognation Pty Ltd
> dean at cognation.net
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: community-bounces at lists.openmoko.org [mailto:community-
> > bounces at lists.openmoko.org] On Behalf Of Robin Paulson
> > Sent: Monday, 5 November 2007 2:37 PM
> > To: List for OpenMoko community discussion
> > Subject: google open phone platform
> >
> > the digg and /. readers here have probably seen it already:
> >
> >
> http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/05/live-coverage-of-googles-android-gpho
> ne-
> > mobile-os-announcement
> >
> > looks like google are announcing an open-source linux based phone OS,
> > supported by a lot of big names in the hardware industry - htc,
> > qualcomm, motorola. no nokia though and no specifics on things like
> > open drivers/hardware specs
> >
> > is this about to swamp the sterling work of FIC and openmoko?
> >
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