Distributions
From Openmoko
This is a skeleton to try and get the strengths and weaknesses of the various distributions available for the Neo listed in one place. Please help contribute!
Initial information is available at http://www.vanille-media.de/site/index.php/2008/06/28/gtk-asu-fso-tmtla/
I will probably start with what is there and fill in what I can.
Features by Distribution
Feature | OM2007.2 | FSO | ASU | SHR | Qtopia |
Description | The Openmoko 2007.2 Stack, utilizing GTK+ and assorted applications. 2007.2, since it was the 2nd iteration of the GTK+ user interface that we released in 2007. | The FSO Stack, also known as the Openmoko Framework initiative. This one is called FSO, because it�s an implementation of the freesmartphone.org APIs. You may also have seen the term Zhone which describes the framework testing user interface and is a minor part of this stack. | August Software Update. The ASU Stack, the combination of a classical smartphone stack based on Trolltech�s Qtopia ported to X11 and enhanced with an EFL-based launcher and new applications. You may have seen the term Illume which is the launcher of ASU. | Stable Hybrid Release, a combination of the FSO, some of the 2007.2 GTK software, and the ASU that provides all of the functionality of the 2007.2 software, but with the stability of the FSO. | The Qtopia distribution from Trolltech, it aims to provide a ready-to use image for Openmoko devices |
Availability | Official Buildhost and MokoMakefile support for development builds | Now (Milestone 1) | August 2008 | No | Now |
URL | ? | Development tracker | ? | Stable Hybrid Release | Qtopia.net |
Connectivity | |||||
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Telephony | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes |
SMS | Yes | No | Applications exist but don't function reliably | N/A | Yes |
GPRS | Not through UI | Not through UI | Not through UI | N/A | Not through UI |
WiFi | Yes | No | Yes | N/A | Not through UI |
Bluetooth | Yes | No | Yes | N/A | Yes |
GPS | Yes (1) | Yes (1) | Yes (1) | N/A | No |
User Interaction | |||||
Stylus friendly | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes |
Finger friendly | Partly | Yes | No | N/A | Yes |
Accelerometer | No | No | No | N/A | No |
Applications | |||||
Terminal | Basic, but unusable due to lack of certain keyboard characters (unless you install matchbox-keyboard) | No | No | N/A | Yes |
PIM | Yes | No | Yes | N/A | Yes |
Phonebook | Yes | No | Yes | N/A | Yes |
Dialer | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes |
Application Compatibility (Toolkits / Runtimes) | |||||
GTK+ | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
QT/Qtopia | No | Yes? | Yes | Yes? | Yes |
Java | Jalimo? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Python | Yup | ? | Yes | ? | Yes |
Latest Images can be found here: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Latest_Images
Footnotes:
(1) works, but need additional software to be installed