On Wed, 2009-12-23 at 11:18 -0700, Linuxguy123 wrote:
On Wed, 2009-12-23 at 10:58 -0700, Kevin Kempter wrote:
> On Wednesday 23 December 2009 10:42:50 Linuxguy123 wrote:
> > On Wed, 2009-12-23 at 10:00 -0700, Kevin Kempter wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 23 December 2009 09:53:56 Linuxguy123 wrote:
> > > > So what is the smallest practical device that will run F12 ?
> > > >
> > > > How else could one run apps like Evolution and Contact on a small
> > > > device ? Could they be made to run on a Symbian device ? What
about
> > > > Android ?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > >
> > > The nokia N900 runs debian, you can open a terminal, tweak the sources
> > > and install things via dpkg. I have a co-worker that has one - it's
> > > pretty impressive.
> >
> > I felt foolish posting this question but now I am very glad I did.
> >
> > Is the n900 running Debian out of the box or did your friend load it
> > with Debian ? Is Maemo Debian ?
> >
> > What Linux apps will it run ? Does it have Gnome/Qt/KDE ? It must
> > support Qt apps because Nokia bought Qt.
> >
> > Has anyone here fooled around with putting mainstream Linux apps on the
> > N900 ?
> >
>
> It's Maemo Debian, came that way out of the box
> I've read a few posts about folks installing mainstream apps on it with
> success. I dont think it has KDE/Gnome, it's a touch-screen maemo specific
> interface.
>
> I'll know more in the coming weeks, Mine is due to be delivered today
Please let me/us (?) know how you like it. It would be SO sweet to be
running Linux on our phones, laptops and servers ! One OS and so much
flexibility, not have to learn some new SDK, etc.
We are quite disappointed with my wife's iPhone. Everything is so
locked up.
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The Nokia devices are way cool but they are pricey.
You can get an Acer Aspire One for $300-$350 and run a full blown Fedora
on it (1Gb RAM, 160Gb HD, 1024x600 screen)
The iPhone is what it is. I got a Motorola Android G2 about a month ago
and I love it and it seems to have 'Corporate Mail' application which is
specifically designed for Exchange server activity (but I've never tried
it).
Craig
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