Linux To Power Google GPhone?

[Gigacore]

One thing which hasn't been nailed down in all the reports about Google's expected mobile phone announcement is exactly what operating system will run the thing. Turns out, it could be Linux.

That'd be a huge boost for the open-source OS. Reports that Linux would be at the heart of Google's gPhone first surfaced this August, in a report out of Asian by Jennifer Tan of Anian Research. (Tan's article is no longer extant, but LinuxDevices.com has the story.)

Subsequent Gphone story haven't focused much on the OS, chattering instead about the who, when, and where of the announcement. eFluxMedia is reporting that, along with the Gphone, Google will launch a development platform.

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[praka123]

will be nice if so.but embedded linux is yet to take off although many linux fones are there.

 

[Gigacore]

^ but the specialilt is this is from GOOGLE

 

[mehulved]

Maybe they will tie up with Canonical to use ubuntu embeedded edition. Already there are rumours of google using ubuntu internally.
But, well all is speculation till we really know.

 

[Gigacore]

^ wow.. if they use Ubuntu as OS .. i'll really buy it

 

[Hitboxx]

Don't think Ubuntu, but I've read some speculations its Openmoko, probably a customised one.

 

[mehulved]

Openmoko would be good too. But, it should be ready on time. There's a lot of work going on with the project but of what I've heard it's lagging behind a bit. But, yeah openmoko should provide a nice platform too. Also, if such a thing happens then openmoko will surely get a boost.

 

[Gigacore]

i've never heard of the OS lets see

 

[NucleusKore]

Google money muscle will speed up any development in embedded linux or openmoko

 

[praka123]

there is Qtopia too from trolltech (kde wale).

 

[Pathik]

Its going to be a linux based os. Android.

 

[azzu]

really kool new's lookin forward

 

[krazzy]

*www.gsmarena.com/google_os_aka_android_announced-news-353.php