Well the question came from a new OSMer from Shkoder Albania, who is helping with the <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/AlbanianFloodingCrisisCamp">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/AlbanianFloodingCrisisCamp</a>. The people in albania dont have much money, it is a very poor country, but they love to spend money on mobile phones. there are a great deal of good used mobile phones for sale there. <br>
<br>So, he is new to osm but not new to linux, and if we can find the right phone for him, maybe more people will be also motivated to help with osm, <br>when they see somone sitting in the cafe with a nice phone, collecting pois, they will want to do the same, because it looks cool.<br>
<br>thanks<br>mike<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 12:36 AM, Joseph Reeves <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:iknowjoseph@gmail.com">iknowjoseph@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">> There is a lot of android phones to pick from, not sure how many allow<br>
> root access or you can get root access with them.<br>
<br>
</div>True, but the question wasn't really that specific. I know, I'm being<br>
pedantic, but the Desire is the nicest phone I've ever owned (and I<br>
make a point of owning nice phones) and it just so happens to run<br>
Linux (well, they forked the kernel, but it's close enough).<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> Isn't the FreeRunner limited to GPRS or EDGE only? Might be an issue<br>
> if you want 3G...<br>
<br>
</div>True again. You can plug in a USB 3G modem thanks to the awesome host<br>
mode on the phone, but it might not be too ergonomic, and would eat<br>
the battery even quicker than normal, but it's possible. Again,<br>
without knowing what this phone is intended to be used for, we can't<br>
really say too much...<br>
<br>
Cheers, Joseph<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
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<br>
On 17 May 2010 17:56, John Smith <<a href="mailto:deltafoxtrot256@gmail.com">deltafoxtrot256@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> On 17 May 2010 22:47, Joseph Reeves <<a href="mailto:iknowjoseph@gmail.com">iknowjoseph@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> HTC Desire: if you want an iPhone without the ponce factor<br>
><br>
> There is a lot of android phones to pick from, not sure how many allow<br>
> root access or you can get root access with them.<br>
><br>
>> Openmoko FreeRunner: if you want to run Debian on this Linux-based<br>
>> wifi gps phone.<br>
><br>
> Isn't the FreeRunner limited to GPRS or EDGE only? Might be an issue<br>
> if you want 3G...<br>
><br>
> Nokia also makes at least one linux based handset.<br>
><br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br>