Linus bought a Nexus One, ignored n900 questions - maemo.org

j.s | # 1 | 2010-02-08, 00:56 | Report

Linus Torvalds bought a Nexus One and blogged favorably about it. http://torvalds-family.blogspot.com/...py-camper.html

The blog got a lot of comments and questions, some of which he answered. Many were about the n900, all of which he ignored.

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Catacylsm | # 2 | 2010-02-08, 01:02 | Report

haha j is that funny or what, people are completely dismissing n900 comments because the N900 already does what the nexus one does but better with more flexibility no jailbreaking and raw power,

you have made my day

Laughing Man | # 3 | 2010-02-08, 01:07 | Report

He did say one of the reasons he bought the Nexus One was for car navigation. And that is done poorly but the N900 at the moment.

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pagesix1536 | # 4 | 2010-02-08, 01:15 | Report

I was amazed he hadn't even considered one.. I'm one of the commenters on his blog. And I dont give a #!*& what anyone says... Android/WebOS/etc might be using a Linux kernel for their core... but that doesn't make them Linux devices in my mind. Until you have all the GNU utilities, a shell, and the freedom to do what you want at that prompt with those utilities running under that kernel... you DON'T have a Linux device to me.

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maguitodelrock | # 5 | 2010-02-08, 01:37 | Report

lol, the father of Linux give back to the true Gnu/Linux phone :S but i think that he goes for it cuz he is tired of making for himself all the thing that he wants and go for a ready-to-use phone with a a good company(?) behind like google....

gerbick | # 6 | 2010-02-08, 01:37 | Report

Originally Posted by pagesix1536 View Post

I was amazed he hadn't even considered one.. I'm one of the commenters on his blog. And I dont give a #!*& what anyone says... Android/WebOS/etc might be using a Linux kernel for their core... but that doesn't make them Linux devices in my mind. Until you have all the GNU utilities, a shell, and the freedom to do what you want at that prompt with those utilities running under that kernel... you DON'T have a Linux device to me.

If Linus Torvalds calls it a Linux device... it's a Linux device.

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FRZ | # 7 | 2010-02-08, 01:47 | Report

Originally Posted by gerbick View Post

If Linus Torvalds calls it a Linux device... it's a Linux device.

can't argue with that. LOL

superhyper | # 8 | 2010-02-08, 01:50 | Report

Originally Posted by pagesix1536 View Post

I was amazed he hadn't even considered one.. I'm one of the commenters on his blog. And I dont give a #!*& what anyone says... Android/WebOS/etc might be using a Linux kernel for their core... but that doesn't make them Linux devices in my mind. Until you have all the GNU utilities, a shell, and the freedom to do what you want at that prompt with those utilities running under that kernel... you DON'T have a Linux device to me.

Not to repeat the age old argument...but linux is a Kernel.

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Laughing Man | # 9 | 2010-02-08, 01:51 | Report

Originally Posted by gerbick View Post

If Linus Torvalds calls it a Linux device... it's a Linux device.

I disagree, it depends on if your definition of Linux is based on

a) does it use a linux kernel

If so any device that does, (like TIVO I think) can be considered a Linux device

b) if it embodies the ideas associated with Linux (openess)

For most people (regardless of what Linus thinks) Linux is b, not a.

mrebanza | # 10 | 2010-02-08, 01:54 | Report

Google probably sent it to him for free . . . They where sending Nexus Ones to all the youtube Vloggers and a hand full of other E-leberty's