[MLUG] Linux on iPhone

The Anarcat anarcat at anarcat.ath.cx
Wed Dec 3 15:03:56 EST 2008


On Wed, Dec 03, 2008 at 10:10:36AM -0500, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > Might be a good reason to buy it now.
> 
> Don't forget that buying it is giving money to a corporation that
> enthusiastically supports digital restrictions management and generally
> doesn't want users of their hardware to do anything else than what
> was explicitly intended.
> Even if you can free yourself from the control of that company,
> you're still supporting the company by buying its products.
> 
> I.e. maybe the iPhone hardware is nice, but you'd better buy some real
> Linux phone (Nokia, Openmoko) instead.

Plus you probably void your warranty...

a.

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