talks at freed.in/2008 - Open Mobility

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Organisation / Affiliation	FOSS.IN and Geodesic Information Systems Limited
Title of Talk	Open Mobilty
Talk Abstract	While the world focussed on the battle for the PC desktop, a quiet coup happened elsewhere - mobile devices not only became mainstream, but many of them boot out of the box into platforms based on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). This is a market that addresses the “Next Billion Users” - people who do not think of these devices as “computers” but as digital lifestyle accessories. They use these devices for everything from information, entertainment and communication.This talk presents a range of such FOSS-based devices, ranging from the Simputer through the Nokia N8×0, the OpenMoko phone, micro-laptops and even some very familiar devices you didn’t even know used FOSS! The talk also discusses the future directions and opportunities such open devices represent.
Relevance to freed.in/2008	Addresses new directions for FOSS and FOSS technologies, and how these technologies allow faster addressal of information and knowledge needs.

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