Well I'm here at Samsung. I am a principal eningeer, so I talk with some level of authority in saying that Samsung has been working on its own Linux based OS for a while now, with significantly less fanfare than Nokia and Meego. Not only is is solidly being worked on and not relegated to irrelevance, but as part of the work, Enlightenment and EFL have become a central focus. Samsung is putting real resources behind EFL and using it to make a production-ready OS. The OS not only is Linux based, It uses all the other infrastructure from Linux (DBus, Glibc, Xorg, and much much much more). It is also going to be Open Source (GPL, LGPL etc.) and with Opensource upstream gaining contributions back from Samsung.

This is a real effort and not just some research experiment. Stay tuned. Things will only improve from here. If you were hoping for a slew of Meego handsets, then maybe you should also keep an eye out for something from Samsung (actual product details not available yet - if it be a Tablet, Handset or TV or anything else for that matter).

Originally Posted by zwer

Privacy is a bit overrated these days, I mean with tons of people voluntarily giving away extremely personal information even if nobody explicitly asks them for it (Facebook flock),

Google is pretty much clueless to your personal data compared to FB

I'm not against Android approach from the fear of privacy breach by Google, or out of hate for Java syntax... I'm against it because I don't want a system based on a glorified VM. I want native hardware access and as best efficiency as possible, Android doesn't even come close to that...

Originally Posted by n-mi

Samsung could be another option after Maemo/Meego's death :


Source : http://www.rasterman.com/index.php?page=News

Having seen all the work he has done in Enlightenment/EFL and OpenMoko, it seems to be as a good news as Nokia's announce was bad...

Originally Posted by zwer

Why? What task requires dual core for in your mobile device? Do you feel that your N900 is underpowered? What processing features do you miss on your N900?

I am a technomaniac, and I do have an urge to go with the latest n' the greatest, but the thing is that the `greatest` after owning an N900 will never be the same. I really cannot force myself back to ye oldie smart phone, let alone feature phone platform, and there isn't anything on the market even remotely close to what the N900 gives. It replaced my laptop almost completely, and there is no pocketable device in sight that can replace the N900.

What use is a dual core, 1GB of RAM, super-fast GPU or 64GB of storage when you really cannot tap into it and have to rely on manufacturer's/carrier's good will to let you use the device you've already paid for?

Originally Posted by zwer

Why? What task requires dual core for in your mobile device? Do you feel that your N900 is underpowered? What processing features do you miss on your N900?

I am a technomaniac, and I do have an urge to go with the latest n' the greatest, but the thing is that the `greatest` after owning an N900 will never be the same. I really cannot force myself back to ye oldie smart phone, let alone feature phone platform, and there isn't anything on the market even remotely close to what the N900 gives. It replaced my laptop almost completely, and there is no pocketable device in sight that can replace the N900.

What use is a dual core, 1GB of RAM, super-fast GPU or 64GB of storage when you really cannot tap into it and have to rely on manufacturer's/carrier's good will to let you use the device you've already paid for?