[Arm-netbook] "smarter" phone

[Oliver Schinagl]

On 28-05-13 11:33, Philip Hands wrote:
> Vladimir Pantelic <vladoman at gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Philip Hands wrote:
>>> "luke.leighton" <luke.leighton at gmail.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> http://www.c2mtl.com/eye50/ideas/smarter-phone/
>>>>
>>>> wooow.  i love it.
>>>
>>> Nice.
>>>
>>> Not _very_ related, but another phone that someone mentioned on Planet
>>> Debian recently, that might pique interest here:
>>>
>>>     http://www.fairphone.com/
>>>
>>> in particular their attempts to find manufacturer's that don't rub their
>>> ethics up the wrong way.
>>
>> given the very closed and protective nature of MTK, I fail to see how
>> a phone using their SoC can be "fair"...
>
> Ah, I suppose they were concentrating on fairness to the workers in the
> supply chain for the hardware -- I'm not sure.  I only glanced at their
> site really. I suppose they might appreciate a heads up about the
> non-freeness of the hardware, and how that might cause them grief down
> the line.
On the FAQ it states they are looking for ubuntu/mozilla open-source 
developers and that it comes pre-rooted.

It doesn't mention if they are GPL violating, use closed blobs etc etc.
>
> Cheers, Phil.
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