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Monday, July 07, 2008

Linux-based open source phone ships.

"Openmoko has begun shipping its Linux-based, open source Neo Freerunner phone to five newly announced distributors, in Germany, France, and India". The hardware is open (via published CAD files), and the software is also open based on the OpenMoko project and the Jalimo Java virtual machine. From Linux Devices.

In other Liinux-based phone news, Electronista has unconfirmed news from WSJ that "Android-based cellphones are seeing crucial delays that will force them to miss an end-of-year target".