Linux Boots on Treo 650

nilbog writes "A major leap forward has taken place in the development of Linux for the Treo 650. Grack.com has posted screenshots of a Cingular branded 650 displaying the familiar penguin logo. A discussion has sprung up over the the treo central forums where Shadowmite, one of the developers, has confirmed that it shouldn't be too long before they are able to get the phone's hardware working under linux. "

Slashdot that Treo!

[matthiasryan]

But how long until we can slashdot a webserver running on a Treo 650?

Re:Got some Kharma to burn here

[TheRealMindChild]

A Beowulf cluster? Bah. I trump thee with an OpenSSI cluster of Trios! Imagine the roaming charges....

Re:Got some Kharma to burn here

[MarkGriz]

"Imagine a beowulf cluster of these"

Yeah, but you skipped right over the obvious "But does it run.... oh nevermind" joke.

BTW, you misspelled "karma". I've got some to burn as well. Can I get a -1 Spelling Nazi?

Re:Got some Kharma to burn here

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes, but does it run GNOME?

The future is now!

[deathbyzen]

In the future, the proof of a person's technical skill will be based on their ability to boot linux on random objects. Those who are able to get a bash prompt on a toaster oven will be gods that walk among us, constantly harping on our choice of distribution.

Yes, actually it will..

[StressGuy]

The best thing is that now you can update your bathrooms to a full "paperless" system. The whole thing works off the USB drive. It not only cleans, but re-formats as well.

{...at this point, men in white suits appear and start dragging StressGuy away..}

Wait! I've got a couple more!...Imagine a Beowulf cluster.....

{...men in white suits now give StressGuy a "sedative"...}

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Killer App

[tinytim]

Everyone seems to be missing the obvious killer app here...

POSE

http://www.calliopeinc.com/palmprog2/tutorial/s1-p ose.html [calliopeinc.com]test

Emulate a palm, on your palm.

New slogan

[giantsfan89]

Can you GNU/Hear me now? Good!

Re:Got some Kharma to burn here

[gg3po]

Yes, but does it run GNOME?

Not if Linus has anything to say [slashdot.org] about it! :-)

I've got a novel idea....

[Chris Bradshaw]

I've got a novel idea, how about using it as a phone...? I know I'm kinda out there, but hey - We have the technology, and a talented bunch of developers out there in the OSS community. So what the hell, let's give it a shot...

Look! I got Linux to run on my Motorola V60 too!

[squison]

Here's the Proof! [sakeful.com]

Re:New slogan

[LinuxHam]

Can you GNU/Hear me now? Good!

Shouldn't that be "More GNU/bars in more GNU/places"?

mmmmmm... baaaaarrrrrrs