In case there's any confusion out there about why the Ubuntu Contributor Community is hard at work building a platform for phones (and other non-PC devices), please allow me to "Amplify the Signal" by presenting "Exhibit A":
"Android developer Trevor Eckhart last week released information and started an uproar about a widespread rootkit, called Carrier IQ, that's capable of logging everything you do and comes preinstalled on a ton of smartphones-including various Androids" (Source: Lifehacker)
That's right. The "Robot that pretends to be free" really isn't.
Oh, one more thing: "Carrier IQ, the now infamous “rootkit” or “keylogger”, is not just for Android, Symbian, BlackBerry, and even webOS. In fact, up through and including iOS 5, Apple has included a copy of Carrier IQ on the iPhone.
(Source: "chpwn blog")
Seems that the "Fruit device from Cupertino" humming away in your pocket isn't so sweet/free either ;)
You'll likely recall that at UDS-P, our self-appointed-benevolent-dictator-for-life raised the bar and encouraged us to get Ubuntu running on all form factors.
Smart move.
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