Openmoko sounds, Motto

Tomas Di Domenico tdidomenico at gmail.com
Tue Apr 22 21:34:00 CEST 2008


Actually, I'd say that GPL would be more correctly associated to
"free" than "open". It's a shame that "free" in english is primarily
associated to "free as in beer" in this context, though, which causes
all the controversy already discussed around "Free your phone". I love
that motto :'(

On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 3:59 PM, steve <steve at openmoko.com> wrote:
> Open. Mobile. Free. is the tagline
>
>  It captures our culture. OPEN, GPL code; MOBILE, focus on the unwired life;
>  FREE, no charge for the OS.
>
>  That tagline will not change.
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:community-bounces at lists.openmoko.org] On Behalf Of Hans L
>  Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 11:02 AM
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>  Subject: Re: Openmoko sounds, Motto
>
>
>
> I think something as simple as a cheerful suggestion to "Open up"
>  would be a really good motto. It sort of suggests a feeling of
>  increased communication.  Old phones have kept you closed off from
>  accessing technology the way you want, whereas trying openmoko would
>  let you out of such confines.
>  I could see a slight downside if someone interpreted it as an order,
>  like someone banging on your door, screaming it.  It's all in the
>  delivery though.
>
>  Also since Openmoko allows users to turn their device into whatever
>  they can dream of, something like: "Open to interpretation" might be
>  another cool motto.
>
>  Hans
>
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