DISQUS

btw, nut was supposed to read but...

Not to sound antagonistic, nut as soon as you do it. Linux is a user community developed OS. If you want something ported, start a project.

If you mean how long till all the hardware is useable then using OpenMoko as a guideline, I would say most of the basic trailblazing has already been done, and if you forgo multitouch, then we are looking at 6 - 8 months for basic usability. Baseband will probably not work - reliably - for a year...

word up

This depends on the radio that Apple chose to include. There is the possibility - depending on the radio - of expanding the band to include T-Mobile 3G, and possibly even allowing CDMA/TDMA access. It just depends on how forward thinking that Apple was, and how far the community takes it.

Don't hold your breath - It would be VERY difficult, and will likely never happen even if the radio chip is capable.

Nik: The turbosim solution is illegal in many countries due to what it causes the phone to broadcast to the operator. I am pretty sure that where it is not illegal (if anywhere) it is in violation of the ToS for your carrier.

They are not a good idea.

It is a sad day. Thank you for the post.

But "almost on par with David Eggers’ incredible book"??? This is like saying Coltrane is "almost on par with the Backstreet Boys."