Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 26th Jan 2007 21:36 UTC
Six of the world's largest telecommunications companies have officially launched a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a common mobile Linux software platform. Founded by Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics, and Vodafone, the LiMo Foundation is inviting membership and participation from application and middleware developers.
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RE: More virus on mobile...
by sbergman27 on Sat 27th Jan 2007 15:59
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Member since:2005-07-24
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Yeah, this means there is gonna be more virus on mobile!
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Let's not start believing our own propaganda.
A monoculture can be bad if the platform is built upon an inadequate security model.
There are lots of benefits to standardization. And lots of benefits to a good security model.
Combining the two is the Holy Grail.
That implies a few restrictions on the design. You can't base the whole thing on a programming language that is an open invitation to buffer overflows, for example.
But there is no reason that standardization has to imply viruses.
Not that this development *can* really be called standardization.
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Yeah, this means there is gonna be more virus on mobile! With one common platform, flaws found in common parts of the OS will affect all phone built with the Linux firmware. Guess what will hapen next...
Edited 2007-01-27 02:24