I don't take issue with most everything you said, in fact I and my N900 whole-heartedly agree (although N900 had me at 'df -h').
But, "crappy Zaurus"?
It (my SL6000) ran Linux, tethered to my Nokia over Bluetooth and let me surf the web at EDGE on a train on a gorgeous 4" VGA screen, had a very usable (for thumbing) keyboard, and SSH too... and all that in 2004.
You just didn't like that it couldn't use.debs, right?
Everything about it is done the way this 15-year Linux/Solaris admin thinks it should be done.
Ah, I see that you're still on honeymoon with your N900. It's got its wrinkles. Try 'cat/etc/sudoers' for a start. But I do agree with most of what you say. It is an amazing device.
What do you object to in/etc/sudoers? I looked at it, but it was so long I didn't bother checking everything.
From what I read online, it looks like any user is granted root privs without a password. So if you've got apache installed, and someone finds/uses a vulnerability, they can make the apache user switch to root unless you've locked down sudoers.
By default sudo gives just an error about "switch your device to R&D mode if you want to break your device". You have to install a separate gainroot package to do it without R&D mode. Anyone who does either of those should be experienced enough to realize what the consequences are.
Of course, allowing ALL users rather than just the normal "user" to get root privileges is worse. And yes, a quick look at/etc/sudoers does look as if any user could simply do that. But I just tried:
I agree. The N900 is pretty much the ideal 'phone for the Slashdot crowd. I was pretty surprised that there was not more commentary on the N900 here - it is more open than the Nexus One or the Milestone, with more features than you can shake a stick at.
If only the Slashdot crowd were the ideal crowd for the Slashdot, like in the olden days before the LOLWTFBBQ element took all the fun out of the world.
A better idea than an emulator, which will happen by the way, is to simply implement a good copy of the iPhone's interface on this. check out the LG Vu mods to see what I'm talking about... www.lg-vu.com
GUIs are comparatively simple to copy. Much better than trying to emulate an OS. With the hardware this thing has a gui copy will run just as fast as a native iphone if it's done right and the underlying OS is efficient.
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I don't take issue with most everything you said, in fact I and my N900 whole-heartedly agree (although N900 had me at 'df -h').
But, "crappy Zaurus"?
It (my SL6000) ran Linux, tethered to my Nokia over Bluetooth and let me surf the web at EDGE on a train on a gorgeous 4" VGA screen, had a very usable (for thumbing) keyboard, and SSH too... and all that in 2004.
You just didn't like that it couldn't use .debs, right?
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Everything about it is done the way this 15-year Linux/Solaris admin thinks it should be done.
Ah, I see that you're still on honeymoon with your N900. It's got its wrinkles. Try 'cat /etc/sudoers' for a start. But I do agree with most of what you say. It is an amazing device.
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What do you object to in /etc/sudoers? I looked at it, but it was so long I didn't bother checking everything.
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What do you object to in /etc/sudoers? I looked at it, but it was so long I didn't bother checking everything.
From what I read online, it looks like any user is granted root privs without a password. So if you've got apache installed, and someone finds/uses a vulnerability, they can make the apache user switch to root unless you've locked down sudoers.
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By default sudo gives just an error about "switch your device to R&D mode if you want to break your device". You have to install a separate gainroot package to do it without R&D mode. Anyone who does either of those should be experienced enough to realize what the consequences are.
Of course, allowing ALL users rather than just the normal "user" to get root privileges is worse. And yes, a quick look at /etc/sudoers does look as if any user could simply do that. But I just tried:
1. start xterm
2. sudo
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Oh yes, better lock it down. Also, change the root password from 'rootme'.
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Sounds wonderful... if only it would work on Verizon's network :o(
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If only the Slashdot crowd were the ideal crowd for the Slashdot, like in the olden days before the LOLWTFBBQ element took all the fun out of the world.
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Sent from my Nokia N900
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A better idea than an emulator, which will happen by the way, is to simply implement a good copy of the iPhone's interface on this.
check out the LG Vu mods to see what I'm talking about... www.lg-vu.com
GUIs are comparatively simple to copy. Much better than trying to emulate an OS. With the hardware this thing has a gui copy will run just as fast as a native iphone if it's done right and the underlying OS is efficient.
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Yeah, but does it run... oh wait, yeah, it does run Linux.
Awesome(ly)!