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Phone Makers Embrace Linux

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Open-source software is carving a larger niche in the mobile realm, with electronics firms NEC and Panasonic rolling out Linux-based handhelds for Japanese telecom giant NTT DoCoMo. The two manufacturers have adopted the MontaVista Linux OS for three third-generation (3G) mobile phones to be offered by DoCoMo with the carrier's advanced FOMA (freedom of mobile multimedia) network.

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rob ·
I recently started to develop for Symbian (still learning...) devices. I came from j2me, so that is a giant step in the right direction :) . Now I am getting signals that my favorite OS might become big enough on mobile devices ( big enough for moving from Symbian to Linux) so the question is, am I making a mistake investing my time in learning Symbian (Remember, I have to develop on windows to be able to use emulators...) instead of jumping into the/a Linux framework?? From the article:>

"On the flip side, developer support for Linux is lacking."

Mr Phone-maker, whip up some tools for Linux-developers and killer apps will come at an incredible rate!

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