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dbbolton
November 25th, 2006, 09:44 PM
how awesome would it be to run ubuntu on your cell phone ?

chaosgeisterchen
November 25th, 2006, 09:52 PM
No way, Ubuntu is a far too heavy distribution. You have to develop a distribution for embedded Linux on mobiles, then you can think of further development.

pavel_kbc
November 25th, 2006, 09:53 PM
can you add more info please? :-D

Dual Cortex
November 25th, 2006, 10:04 PM
Will Beryl run on it?
:-k



(;) )

dbbolton
November 25th, 2006, 10:31 PM
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dbbolton
November 25th, 2006, 10:32 PM
i'm a jackass. here:

http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT9423084269.html

but not dumb enough to think that any phone in existance could run edgy.

adam.tropics
November 26th, 2006, 12:04 AM
how awesome would it be to run ubuntu on your cell phone ?

Just make yourself an Ubuntu Wallpaper for your phone, and if anyone asks, nod and smile 'knowingly'!!!

dbbolton
November 26th, 2006, 01:25 AM
i like the way you think.

adam.tropics
November 26th, 2006, 01:30 AM
...and for the Ubuntulogically obsessed, there's always the Tango icons...stick them on there too!

dbbolton
November 26th, 2006, 11:42 AM
i'd pretty much like a phone with a couple gnome apps and (as adam.tropics put it) ubuntu-like graphics. from what i've seen in existing linux-based phones (eg motorola scalpel), this isn't so far out of reach.

Old Pink
November 26th, 2006, 12:00 PM
how awesome would it be to run ubuntu on your cell phone ?
Cell Phone, no, far to heavy. :(

Pocket PC, yes. :)

http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3852845724.html

http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2003/11/13/linux_pocket_pc.html

dbbolton
November 26th, 2006, 01:33 PM
for instance, a blackberry...

Old Pink
November 27th, 2006, 06:15 PM
for instance, a blackberry...Good idea, but blackberry's firmware is pretty tightly embedded, isn't it?

dbbolton
November 27th, 2006, 06:51 PM
probably. i don't know anything about mobile technology

but we don't exactly live in a linux friendly world :(

dbbolton
June 17th, 2007, 08:04 AM
am i just that far ahead of the times???

http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-for-mobile-internet-devices