Can OpenMoko Cure Cancer? Not yet.
Since I’m very interested in the concept of a completely open mobile phone, I follow the OpenMoko project.
The joy of an open development is the highly transparent atomosphere wher ethe people who are anxious to buy an OpenMoko learn blow by blow of each and every wart, as well as occasional good news.
Today this CLASSIC exchange appeared, emphasis added: [good stuff is near the end]
> Actually, I’m starting to feel like I’m going to be somewhat disappointed
> by the performance of the device:
> - battery drainageSome people are putting in a lot of work to get this sort of thing working.
> - hard (= chose the right codec, recode everything) to get flowing video
> playback - not being able to connect a VGA-over-USBYou can, you’ll just get ~2fps
> - no 3G = slow data access = no streaming of my music
Well, you knew that before you ordered it.
> - no 8GB microSD = I’ll be able to carry < 10 % of my music (legal - ogg)
Go and buy one.
> - need for stylus, but no place to keep it
I can suggest one place…
Seriously, If everyone put as much effort into development as they do into bitching and whining this phone would be able to cure cancer by now.