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FSM Blog: The lack of commodity mobile hardware and free software
30 Mar 2011
Category: Free software magazine
My latest post is up at Free Software Magazine. It discusses whether the lack of commodity hardware will kill free software on mobile platforms.
From the article:
"Mobile hardware is in a [poor] state. Practically every device is a black box which comes from a single manufacturer. Be that HTC, Apple, Nokia, Sony/Ericsson or Motorola (or one of the others) the device you buy is pretty much all you get and upgrading means buying a new device. This model has been transferred to the tablet market as well. True, there are some hardware available with free aims such as OpenMoko’s freerunner but it hasn’t had the impact that it deserves or needs and it’s still a black box device."
Read more at Free Software Magazine
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- This website will be blacked out 18 Jan 2012
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17 Jan 2012
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Category: General
As part of the protest against SOPA this website will be blacked out tomorrow ( 18 Jan 2012 ) GMT. Full details of why i am taking this step can be foun din my personal blog here Read on...
- Encouraging the next generation of hackers
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19 Dec 2011
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Category: Free software magazine
My latest article is now available at Free Software magazine. This is about the need to encourage the next generation of computer hackers (by which I mean programmers not criminals).
Read on... - New client website - Keswalls
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12 Dec 2011
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Category: General
I'm pleased to announce a new client website has just gone live. Keswalls are an established fishing tackle shop who have revitalised their online presence with a brand new store. Read on...
