On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Eric House<[email protected]> wrote: > Does anybody know of a place to find out what smartphone OSes are > potential open source software platforms? Ideally there'd be some > discussion of what's involved in installing software without the > permission/involvement of the carrier or device maker. > > * I know from experience that it's possible on Windows Mobile and > PalmOS, though the latter is becoming less relevant. > > * I believe it is not possible on iPhone or Palm WebOS without > "jailbreaking" the phones. > > * I belive it's possible for Symbian OS devices, but in the US, who > cares? > > * I don't know much about Android or Blackberry. It's a good sign > that Sourceforge has a few apps for each, but I don't know and can't > tell from the documentation what it takes to install. For example, > would I need a "Developer edition" of an Android phone to install > unsigned apps? > > (There are multiple levels to this discussion, alas. For example, on > WinMo unsigned apps can use the network but can't send/receive NBS/SMS > messages. And I think carriers have the ability to block installation > of all unsigned apps, though I don't know of any who've chosen to > cripple their phones to this extent. Yet.) > > Why do I care? I write/maintain an open source mobile game (see .sig) > for fun, and I happen to need a new cellphone. I might as well buy > one that I can develop for. The newer OSes are more familiar in being > based on open source foundations, but -- and I find this more than a > bit ironic -- are trending away from being open platforms. > > Thanks!
I recommend watching http://carlfk.blip.tv/file/2213225 "Android App Dev 101 (part 1 of 3)" (follow the Next: links.) I just recored and posted it, so don't ask me about details. I did get an Android 5 weeks ago, love it. GF plays tower defense on it, graphics are nice. -- Carl K _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
