More changes at Openmoko
More changes at Openmoko
Sean Moss-Pultz has sent out an announcement on the future of Openmoko and
the Freerunner phone. It seems that Openmoko has laid off much of its
remaining staff and is getting out of the phone business. As part of that
transition, it will be handing over as much information to the community as
possible. "I am extremely excited about the idea of an entirely community-built
open phone. Especially since, when the next design is complete, it
will have the benefits of everything uncovered since the Freerunner
shipped last July. It will be buzz free, glamo free, and free of the
recamping bug (#1024) - which I am happy to announce has been solved
this past week. We promise to support these efforts with additional
resources such as components to build prototypes of the new design. We
will help to empower you to build the open phone of our future.
"
Meanwhile, Openmoko is headed off to work on "an altogether different type
of device." (Thanks to Timo Jyrinki).