Potential buyer

[Gay, John (GE Energy Services, Non-GE)]

Depends on how you define open and phone.

Openmoko, depending on the distro you install and how much you play with
it varies from basically usable phone to extremely fun/frustrating
hardware that might make occasional calls or texts. I've used it as both
over the years I've used mine.

For a phone that 'just works' and meets some level of open, there are
various Android platforms and ports. HTC recently announced they are
unlocking the boot loader for all future HTC 'Droids. How 'open' you
consider these is a point of opinion, however for the most part they
make great smartphones.

I'm now running an HTC 'Droid Incredible as my regular phone and it does
most everything I want from a smartphone. But then I don't actually hack
much anymore.

Also, as mentioned, there IS some work on a next-gen Openmoko-based
device. Not much good without the Openmoko chassis, display etc, but
it'll be the next ubergeek hacking device for this community.

Cheers,

	John Gay