[Gnewsense-dev] Libre GNU/Linux PDAs (was: Re: Openmoko Mobile Phone - About the software on it)

[Daniel Clark]

Freemor wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:40 +0200
> Niklas Cholmkvist <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> I'd like to add to this a request for any Free/Libre PDA's (without the
> phone part). My Palm Zire 72 is getting old and I'd like to upgrade to
> something that is Libre/Free... too bad the Zii Eggs aren't a going
> concern yet. (they look promising.)

Mirko: If there is an early access / developer program for the Ben
Nanonote, I and other gNewSense ( http://gnewsense.org ) hackers would
be interested in looking at it in order to look at getting gNewSense (a
free as in freedom Debian GNU/Linux decendant) working on it.

The only one I know of - which is actually free software and (to some
extent) hardware - is http://www.qi-hardware.com/products/ben-nanonote/

They hang out on #qi-hardware on freenode irc. I don't know exactly what
the timeline to availability is (later this quarter maybe [1]), but they
are already testing on real hardware.

It is fully supportable by free software, but the only internal wifi
solution (3rd party) at this point needs a binary blob (micro-SDIO;
couldn't find any Atheros 6k ones). However I think you could use free
external USB wifi dongles with it.

[1] Re: Is Nanonote orderable? from their mailing list

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mirko Lindner <address@hidden>
Date: Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: Is Nanonote orderable?
To: "Hard- and Software Development, Kernel, Distribution, Roadmap"
<address@hidden>


Hey,

that's my dep'ment :)

On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 5:29 PM, Ron K. Jeffries <address@hidden>
wrote:
>
> The http://sharism.cc site looks nice!

Yippie, thanks :) Was hoping it would appeal to people :)
 
>
> It gives  the impression Nanonote
> can be ordered now. 
>
> Is that correct?

Nope, not quite. I am actually working on the last bits of the ordering
and fulfillment system (ordering, invoices etc). We should have more
details on all that next week. I ahve no exact date to give you yet, but
I can tell you that: We are getting damn close!

Stay tuned and keep up the good spirit!

/mirko
 
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