FC project direction

[GDR!]

On Sat, 30 May 2015 20:13:58 GMT
falcon at ivan.Harhan.ORG (Spacefalcon the Outlaw) wrote:

> Das Signal <das.signal at freecalypso.org> wrote:
> 
> > Managed to install v58 without issue. I agree with you, the UI is
> > very snappy and usable!
> 
> How does it compare to what we seek to achieve with a Calypso-only
> Free Dumb Phone sans Linux?
> 
> I often find myself questioning and soul-searching as to whether or
> not I am on the right track with my dumbphone obsession.  Everyone
> else around me prefers smartphones, and even many of the supporters of
> FreeCalypso have said that they would prefer to have a device with the
> capabilities of a handheld Linux computer, rather than just a
> dumbphone.

Please do continue the quest to have a free dumbphone. Smartphones are
expensive, and low volume smartphones like Openmoko are prohibitively
expensive. 

The world has been missing an affordable communication device with free
software. I guess that $1000 counts as affordable in some countries,
but in many others it's a lot to pay for a device which doesn't work
well and is essentially a toy (Openmoko).

Your effort is the first one which runs on a phone which costs the
equivalent of a few beers - I just got mine. Smartphone would be a nice
addition, but I probably wouldn't use it. And it's not an one-person
project too.

Just my voice saying that your efforts to make a dumphone are very
welcome.