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Linux To Power Google GPhone?

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Gigacore
Gigacore Original post #1
Nov 5, 2007 at 7:22 AM
One thing which hasn't been nailed down in all the reports about Google's expected mobile phone announcement is exactly what operating system will run the thing. Turns out, it could be Linux.

That'd be a huge boost for the open-source OS. Reports that Linux would be at the heart of Google's gPhone first surfaced this August, in a report out of Asian by Jennifer Tan of Anian Research. (Tan's article is no longer extant, but LinuxDevices.com has the story.)

Subsequent Gphone story haven't focused much on the OS, chattering instead about the who, when, and where of the announcement. eFluxMedia is reporting that, along with the Gphone, Google will launch a development platform.

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praka123
Nov 5, 2007 at 8:00 AM
will be nice if so.but embedded linux is yet to take off :-| although many linux fones are there.
Gigacore
Nov 5, 2007 at 8:52 AM
^ but the specialilt is this is from GOOGLE :)
M
Nov 5, 2007 at 9:09 AM
Maybe they will tie up with Canonical to use ubuntu embeedded edition. Already there are rumours of google using ubuntu internally.
But, well all is speculation till we really know.
Gigacore
Nov 5, 2007 at 9:16 AM
^ wow.. if they use Ubuntu as OS .. i'll really buy it
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Hitboxx #6
Nov 5, 2007 at 9:19 AM
Don't think Ubuntu, but I've read some speculations its Openmoko, probably a customised one.
M
Nov 5, 2007 at 9:24 AM
Openmoko would be good too. But, it should be ready on time. There's a lot of work going on with the project but of what I've heard it's lagging behind a bit. But, yeah openmoko should provide a nice platform too. Also, if such a thing happens then openmoko will surely get a boost.
Gigacore
Nov 5, 2007 at 10:09 AM
i've never heard of the OS :rolleyes: lets see
NucleusKore
Nov 6, 2007 at 9:32 AM
Google money muscle will speed up any development in embedded linux or openmoko
praka123
praka123 #10
Nov 6, 2007 at 12:20 PM
there is Qtopia too from trolltech (kde wale).
Pathik
Pathik #11
Nov 6, 2007 at 4:40 PM
Its going to be a linux based os. Android.
azzu
azzu #12
Nov 6, 2007 at 4:40 PM
really kool new's lookin forward
krazzy
krazzy #13
Nov 6, 2007 at 7:36 PM
*www.gsmarena.com/google_os_aka_android_announced-news-353.php