[Cialug] Nokia N900 Linux Phone

[David Champion]

David Champion wrote:
> Sounds like a Linux nerd's dream phone:
>
> http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/08/21/1155217/Nokia-Leaks-Phone-With-Full-GNULinux-Distribution
>
> Have any of you with the Palm Pre phone messed around on the linux 
> console yet? I've heard that you can do things like just set up a 
> network route between the cell phone wireless interface, and the wifi 
> chip or USB networking to create an AP, or tether your laptop.
>
> p.s. I read the linked article the other night... you can skip the first 
> several paragraphs. That guy is not my favorite tech writer.
>
> -dc
>   

Update: Nokia has official info on the N900 now:

http://maemo.nokia.com/n900/

-dc