Re: [fsf-community-team] [HELP!] Apple iPad press work

[Carolina Flores Hine]

> ----- Original message -----
>> What state is the hardware endorsement programme? As I'm not aware of
>> 100% free software tablets. The Nokia N900 is essentially Debian by all
>> reports, but has non-free components to make key aspects work. I'm not
>> clear where Android standard in this regard.
>
> Android has many non-free components as well, but the remaining
> proprietary dependancies to run it are fewer (check out the Replicant
> Project). Maemo (the distribution that the N900 uses) has a community
> effort underway to make another distro, Mer, without most of the
> proprietary dependancies I think. Maemo/Mer is Debian under the hood, but
> there's a very finger-friendly touchscreen GUI layer.
>
> Nokia calls the N900 an Internet tablet, but as a small tablet, it's more
> in the iPhone category of products than the iPad. But, I think that
> Maemo/Mer could be useful if/when it can run on larger tablets (e.g.
> Lenovo's new IdeaPad U1, or something a little more accessible than an
> iPad...).
>
> Point is, I don't think we have any tablets that are 100% free, but there
> are some useful pieces coming together...____

I'm sorry I don't have time to translate, but in Spain an university
launched the ifreetablet*

Also, there are some options discussed about this at Nako Hill's blog here **

*
http://www.telecinco.es/informativos/tecnologia/noticia/100015446/La+Universidad+de+Cordoba+lanza+la+alternativa+en+software+libre+al+iPad

** http://www.fsf.org/bulletin/2009/fall/the-computer-in-my-pocket/


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