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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Mecha Comet is a modular Linux handheld coming soon to Kickstarter for $159 - Liliputing (liliputing.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I like the generic rectangle block of glass.
Don't understand why they insist on a physical keyboard.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

i am personally sick of shiny rectangles. physical keyboards are the buttons on your cars dash instead of the shiny rectangle on your car's dash.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Cars' buttons need to be used while preferably not looking at them, that's a pretty different situation to a smartphone

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Being able to use a keyboard without looking at it is a good thing.

Only thing that makes it "different situation" for smartphone is that they just don't have the keyboards. (And some of us kinda accepted that...)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I don’t mind it, but I also don’t hate that people are trying something new! Maybe it fails, but maybe it’s awesome!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I much prefer physical keyboards and find it difficult to use touchscreen, so a mobile, qwerty keyboard sounds great to me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What phones u guys been using for the last 15 years? I haven't seen slide out keyboards for about that long

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Nokia 105, Wish it had qwerty though.