[Linux-Biella] non mi pare di averlo ancora visto passare in lista...

[Paolo Ciarrocchi]

On 7/11/07, Paolo Ciarrocchi <paolo.ciarrocchi a gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7/11/07, leonardo LeOS buffa <leos a bilug.linux.it> wrote:
> > On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:47:13 +0200
> > "Paolo Ciarrocchi" <paolo.ciarrocchi a gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > > son qui con il dito sul tasto buy it... mi frena solo il fatto che
> > > > questo e' solo gprs, per l'altra versione c'e' da aspettare...
> > >
> > > Aspetta ottobre.
> > > E aspetta che qualcun'altro lo abbia comprato, provato e recensito in
> > > Italia.
> >
> > beh certo, pero' non deve essere affatto male!
>
> Ha il potenziale per essere un oggetto bellissimo.
>
> Per ora mi devo accontentare della recensione di un collega che ha
> pacioccato un ifone, dubito che in azienda vedro' un Neo...



Neo 1973 Phase 1 started
By Michael "mickeyl" Lauer

So we are finally selling hardware now. This is mainly a good thing,
since we show that this device is not just vapourware. However, it is
also a dangerous thing, since now people may buy this under false
assumptions, being very disappointed because it (more or less) doesn't
do anything… To put this very straight:

THIS IS NOT AN END-USER DEVICE!
IT IS NOT (YET) THE IPHONE KILLER WE ALL ARE WAITING FOR!
THIS IS A DEVELOPER RELEASE, NOT A CONSUMER PRODUCT!

It may not even always be a phone — since thanks to all the
distracting hoops and roadblockers we had to jump through, the result
is a software that's really not up to par yet — everything is in an
amazingly unsatisfying and rough state and I won't bet on its ability
to make or receive calls all of the time.

However, this doesn't prevent it from being a revolutionary device —
it is a canvas that will enable you developers to draw your own ideas
upon — thus shaping the future of mobile communications and being a
part of a great community. And it won't be alone, there will be many
more canvases to follow.

The really good thing is that not only are we super-committed to
making this hardware and software platform a rocking success, but we
also got some big guys standing behind us and supporting us. It may
take a while for OpenMoko to really get off, but we already seem to
scare some of the big players :D

If you ask me how long we will take to get to a device that is
end-user friendly, then I will answer you: At least 6 months from now,
perhaps even more. But don't forget — this is more of an open source
project than anything else. We release early and we release often —
now go and flame us for that, because it doesn't live up to your
expectations. Or see it as the developer board it is and join us in
developing a mobile platform based on openness, freedom and virtually
endless possibilities.

Ciao,
                 Paolo