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On 08/28/2011 12:42 AM, Udi Finkelstein wrote:<br>
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<div>I don't see how having or not having a keyboard has
anything to do with being able to revive a bricked unit.<br>
The SheevaPlug has no keyboard, yet it's mini-USB connection
that can drive a JTAG chain to reprogram the internal flash
regardless of the unit state.<br>
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Different security models. For obvious reasons, if the programmers
are not fools, you have to type an unlock password before the device
activates the data pins and you can dump/upload data/firmware. I
have difficulty imagining an on-screen keyboard that fits into tiny
boot areas of the phone. But, I admit, I've already seen one, in a
Toshiba convertible tablet-laptop POST sequence.<br>
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<div>The N950 is not available for sale.<br>
There were 250 units available on a long-term loan to
qualified developers, and then 100 more were made available
on the same requirements via <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://maemo.org">maemo.org</a> or <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://meego.org">meego.org</a>
or something like that.<br>
You just can't buy it.<br>
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I did not say "buy one".<br>
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<div>And even if you could, it's software would probably be in
a worse state than the N900's.<br>
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Fine with me.<br>
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<div>Personally, I have an N900 and I don't see anything that
can replace it at the moment.<br>
I just hope that eventually we would see Meego on someone's
phone.<br>
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We won't see a free, open OS on some manufacturer's phone because
ATM, there is no incentive to that manufacturer to give you a free,
open OS on your phone, other than cutting on the OS development
costs. But then, the OS usually comes from another company that fits
the OS development bill and expects something in return. Something
that's more than one-time fraction of the device's price.<br>
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Sincerely Yours,<br>
Michael Vasiliev<br>
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