The University of São Paulo to support Openmoko?

It would seem that Jon 'maddog' Hall has gotten the University of São Paulo interested in supporting the ongoing development of the Openmoko phone platform. Among other things, the university has a fancy surface-mount prototyping facility and a fair amount of telecommunications experience to offer. "Dr. Zuffo has discussed the Openmoko project with the Minister of Telecommunications of Brazil, and the Minister is very enthusiastic about the concept. Having the support of the government of the twelfth largest economy behind the project might really help us with various negotiations with vendors."

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