Want a FreePhone?

[swifty]

Openmoko has begun shipping its Linux-based, open source Neo Freerunner phone to five newly announced distributors, in Germany, France, and India, says the company. The Neo Freerunner features an open hardware design, and a Linux-based operating system that users are free to modify.
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Open source phone goes mass-market

thanks to Simon Moore for making some first shots!

[MANUP456]

Ill pay 400 now for that phone,i wanted the first neo i think i would get this before the a1600. This is going to be big i want it.

@swifty
Hey when admin sends you that big check you get every week could you maybe buy me one.

[swifty]

it is available in the US too
btw.
I got a big smile in my face when i first saw the GUI
looks not like N0KIA!

[MANUP456]

Where?are you holding out on me?i need this phone swifty.

[swifty]

follow the white rabbit:
openmoko.com
the first are in the UK today, i think it needs some more days for the ship to US
plus you will get the right one for the US. the European GSM band is different.
dont expect a working dayphone with the features your Motorola has!
the massmarket Freerunner will be out later this year, but you can update the software as you like
the hardware will be the same.

[MANUP456]

Would you be able to run linux programs like the desig software GIMP i use in ubuntu,or it would have to converted for the phone. An also you think something like that could even be done with this freerunner.

[swifty]

gimp is working, but think of the screen size
goto openmoko forum
look out for some "not my NEO, not Openmoko"
find out something for yourself

[nodramachicks]

gimp is working, but think of the screen size
goto openmoko forum
look out for some "not my NEO, not Openmoko"
find out something for yourself

you two really need to get a room!! LOL waddaya think the whole thread is just for you two to chat back and forth all day long? hehehe

@swifty

you STILL didn't tell us how to get one for FREE....misleading thread title LOL

[swifty]

its not FREE as in free beer!
its FREE as in freedom!
hahaha!
thanks for giving me the chance to post this statement

[aksd]

In India its Rs 20000 thats a little less than 500USD, a bit expensive. Also I spoke to the distributor who is located about 2000kms away, they dont have a local distributor .