Last edit February 3rd, 2010 By Arnehulstein
After reading up on the teams here on PUSH, I just started wondering… With all the talk about Android and how wonderfully open that is, there is a great window of opportunity here.
Why don’t you guys do a mobile open source shootout? A Maemo versus Android shootout to be precise.
This would be my idea;
• Have people (here, facebook, twitter etc.) come up with a list of challenges to try on both machines
• Split the list of challenges up into four categories based on the use of technology.
• Have a vote to have people decide on the best challenge in all four categories. These four have to be build on both systems
• Gather teams of hackers who are willing/able to rise up to the challenges and to defend their OS of choice.
• Follow them through the blog/video/pics/twitter etc. like you are doing
• Show the finished products
The winning OS is then decided for 50% by voting by a professional jury (people from sites like engadget, lifehacking, MAKE or others) and for 50% by the public votes.
How much more open can you get. May the best OS and device win.
(This is a shootout between the mobile OS, so in theory any device can be used. However, it would be understandable if you specify two devices for the challenge to be used.)
Thanks for submitting this Arne!
by mattbrawn on February 3, 2010 at 4:38 pm
The problem I see here is this is a device that is made by Nokia. Obviously Google Android is for multiplatform so is Nokia interested in support other manufacturers with their software. I for one think that the N900 is unique in that the N900 can emulate android (I think this has been done already). Also by supporting multiplatforms is Maemo code going to have any generic code flaws introduced because of this. I am not a coder but also does the N-series have any hardware specifics that benefit itself.
My first love of computers was the Amiga 1000 what made this computer so great was that it had specific hardware that really made it shine. It was written in very tight code that exploited the hardware. You could actually multitask in the operating system with only 256K of memory (what it actually came with – you could add (and always did anyway) add another 256K for 512k total system memory).
I like having it as one specific manufacturer and realize the benefits of multiplatform. The Apple ipod is limited in that they want to corner the market in cell phones. The N900 (Nseries N700-N900) is more of a concept of minimalistic computer / internet device. It goes without say that the Android is specific for cell phones as well.
All I can say is that I want a N900 so bad that I can taste it. There is no competition in my mind between cell phone only devices and the N900. From my search for similar devices that can do what the N900 I don’t see anything in its class. Please let me know your thoughts on this. If you can find another device that is competing with the N900 please let me kow, because I just do not see anyone else even trying.
Hey I own a Blackberry Curve and don’;t even have internet on it because I can not afford the extra money every month for the little bit of internet I would use. Besides the internet on my Blackberry sucked compared to my N800. I have seen an Android phone when they first came out and it sucked on internet compared to my N800. WiFi is really what makes the N900 shine in my eyes. If I had a N900 I could use WiFi to support my internet needs. It also has built in GPS. Im had GPS on my N800 by way of Bluetooth but the N900 has that built in; another free benefit.
by 8BitMe on February 4, 2010 at 11:28 am
Please forgive any spelling and other errors in the above text (it is 3:30 AM and I just woke up) Still a bit groogy but I won’t be able to sleep for a while, my body clock has gotten off lately so I just go with the flow of my insperation. I’ll just blame my errors on my laptops keyboard. LOL
by 8BitMe on February 4, 2010 at 11:40 am
Thanks for the responses 8BitMe!
by mattbrawn on February 4, 2010 at 11:57 am