On Sat 02 Dec 2017 at 13:17:14 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote: > On 12/02/2017 12:02 PM, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > >On Saturday, December 02, 2017 12:17:39 PM Richard Owlett wrote: > >>6. *NOT* be a "smartphone". > > > >Well, I am curious about why you don't want it to be a smartphone, > >and whether doing something like removing the SIM from a cell phone > >(and possibly epoxying the socket) would meet your needs? > > > > You might say it's the 3 P's ;/ > [ Philosophical Practicality Prudence ] > > Philosophical - application of Linux philosophy > > As stated by McIlroy, and generally accepted throughout the Unix > community, Unix programs have always been expected to follow the > concept of DOTADIW, or "Do One Thing and Do It Well." > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_philosophy#Do_One_Thing_and_Do_It_Well > > Practicality - avoidance of Android > Most "smartphones" come only with Android which presumes someone who > has never met the user knows best what the user needs (let alone > wants) and then goes to great lengths to prevent the end user from > installing a suitable OS. > > Practicality - possible regulatory constraints > ~50 years ago I held a commercial operators license from the FCC and > later in RFI suppression and type acceptance (FCC & VDE). I've read > recent posts of a so called "SOS mode" active even when sim is > removed. I don't know how onerous compliance would be -- *NOT* > interested in wasting time and effort to pursue. > > P.S. I have been described as "PERSISTENT" <chuckle;>
Consideration of smartphones seems to be going round in circles: https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2017/11/msg00266.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2017/11/msg00271.html So let me ask a slightly different question. Given 2. have a physical form factor similar to a "smartphone". 6. *NOT* be a "smartphone". what would be the principal use of this device, who would it be aimed at, and what would be the size of its market? Cheers, David.
