Tim Hardy

Dr. Ari Jaaksi of Nokia explains their choice of operating system for the forthcoming Nokia 770 Internet Tablet:

We get our kernel from kernel.org. The processes and package management [come] from Debian. We consider Debian to be the most advanced and most alive, truly open-source distribution.

It is important that Linux for the 770 is not controlled by any company. We go straight to the source. None of the distros were ready for Nokia hardware anyway, and we have internal expertise, so why go through a commercial vendor?

We are in this for the long run. Too many middle men is not a good strategy.

The 770 looks like it will be a beautiful device.

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