I agree. I hope they succeed As a long time N900 owner, I would love to upgrade my existing unit with a new motherboard and new, more powerful processor.
On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 1:05 AM, Pete Ley <peteley11...@gmail.com> wrote: > green <greenfreedo...@gmail.com> writes: > > > Something that might be of interest to Debian users: the neo900, at > > <http://neo900.org>, is intended to be a successor of the Nokia N900, > > with significantly improved specifications and features, as well as > > full free software support (excluding PowerVR 3D acceleration). It is > > even (as of this writing) planned to have Debian GNU/Linux as the > > bundled OS. > > > > Comments? > > This sounds pretty cool. I hope they pull it off in the end, but I might > wait for it to drop in price. 6-850 EUR is a bit hefty for my > pockets. I'd like to see some kind of reduced-specs version that cost a > little less. For instance, I don't need a barometer in my phone. I could > also do without the front facing camera or even the 5MP if it meant a > price reduction. > > And with a highly configurable system like Debian GNU/Linux, I wouldn't > mind having similar specs to the original N900 for a smaller price > tag. I fully commend the project for trying to advance free software in > the mobile world; that said, part of the idea for me is options. :) > > /mytwocents > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87zjpgkaps....@enterprise.sectorq.net > >
