"We're pretty comfortable with the idea of open source software running on computers and mobile phone -- heck, even guitars -- but cars?"

This phrase just comes to show how even tech-savy people (an engadget editor even) still have misconceptions about open-source software and its benefits. The editor's statement implies open-source is less reliable/trustworthy than commercial software. Open-source software is being used by NASA, by the medical industry, by the financial industry to just name a few. I believe this is the biggest obstacle faced by the open-source community, predefined misconceptions of the masses and often just plain ignorance. Even after decades of proving ourselves, we still have ways to go when it comes to educating the public.

Can't wait for the body only option!

whoo-hoo!

A long time ago, if something was Linux-powered it meant it was open-source, giving you the source code as well as the hardware specs and in that allowing you complete freedom to do whatever you want with the device. That was the beauty of it, that's why it was such a big deal.

These days it seems that (many) companies brand their products as "Linux this" and "Linux that" but offer nothing of the freedom that a true Linux product comes along with. So what is it this one then, a phone that just runs linux with a bunch of proprietary firmware crap and no hardware specs, or an open-source software and/or hardware phone? If it the former, it's nothing like the OpenMoko (which is an open-everything project).

I hope more people start making that distinction when it comes to open projects and linux-powered devices.

The module locations are interchangeable on the base so the motion sensor can be placed on the same side as the camera. This thing rocks!

boy that thing is ugly!~