engadget.com - 11/29/2008
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We knew this day would eventually come, but somehow we're still misting up a little -- Linux has been ported to the iPhone and iPod touch. Dev Team member planetbeing is the mastermind in charge of bringing everyone's favorite open-source OS to Apple's handhelds, and while it's a little ...
linuxoniphone.blogspot.com - 11/28/2008
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linuxoniphone.blogspot.com —
I'm pleased to announce that the Linux 2.6
kernel has been ported to Apple's iPhone platform, with
support for the first and second generation iPhones as well as the first generation iPod touch. This is a rough first draft of the port, and many ...
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Linux on the iPhone!
blog.iphone-dev.org - 11/29/2008
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blog.iphone-dev.org —
This week’s funday is today! Devteam member planetbeing
has done a phenomenal job reverse engineering Apple’s hardware
drivers and now for the first time ever, linux is available on the iPhone and first-gen iPods. The official announcement is here . ...
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dev.org | Linux, here we come!
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Linux on iPhone is born...
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
So, it was bound to happen at some time. Linux is now booting on the iPhone. It still has a long way to go in the "features" department but tinkerers will no doubt be interested in playing with the iPhone and its new capabilities. Don't expect a mainstream version any time soon...head to OpenMoko if that is your thing.
via Engadget
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iPhone hackers achieve a milestone: Linux boot
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... (the team had to reverse-engineer the iPhone's boot loader so they could write their own).
Having a working Linux kernel on jailbroken iPhones and iPod touch handhelds might seem frivolous, but imagine the ability to run other touch phone OS platforms on top of an iPhone (like, perhaps, Android)... very tempting. You can see more of the rationale behind the Linux-on-iPhone project here, or you can skip to the second half of this post to see the video.
[via Engadget & Erica] Continue reading iPhone hackers achieve a milestone: Linux ...
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