der.hans wrote:
> Am 11. Jan, 2007 schwätzte Ted Gould so:
> 
>> On Thu, 11 Jan 2007, der.hans wrote:
>>> the Gp2x is much less expensive than the Nokia products, but also plays
>>> video and audio.
>>>

The Nokia 770 can play audio OK and video poorly.  Hopefully the 800 
will have more power.

>>> No bluetooth or WiFi. Dunno if it has a developer community working 
>>> on the
>>> software.
>>

Wi-fi is one of my priorities, but the Gp2x does sound interesting.

>> I'm not sure that most people care, but since I know that you do Hans, it
>> is important to note the the Nokia software isn't 100% free.  They've
>> released a bunch, but there are still a few binary blobs for things like
>> Wifi and some of the DSP stuff.  I'm not sure about the GP2X.
> 
> Didn't realize there were binary blobs for the kernel. They have Opera and
> some other proprietary software, but that should be easy enough to
> replace. Kernel blobs are a different issue.
> 
>> Overall, I think Nokia is trying, but they still really haven't figured
>> out how to release a free product and get that in sync with their 
>> internal
>> development models.
> 
> And they are doing a better job than most. If we prove there's a market
> for the reliability and adaptability of Free Software we will have more
> companies happy to work with Linux.
> 
>> If you want lots of details, read the maemo-developers list and watch
>> people complain and discuss it (a lot) :)
> 

I just downloaded a bunch of updates from maemo.  I haven't been using 
my Nokia as much as I should, given it's cost, so I'm going to make a 
major effort to get everything updated and working - especially to get a 
PIM that works on Linux and syncs easily.  I've also ordered a bluetooth 
keyboard (found a good deal on Amazon, thanks guys for the suggestions) 
and a small battery-powered USB hub.  The reason for the latter is to 
enhance the Nokia's USB capability which is currently limited because it 
doesn't provide power on its interface.  I'll let everyone know how that 
works out.

Vaughn


> I might actually start doing that.
> 
> ciao,
> 
> der.hans
> 
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