Suggestion for a smartphone running natively LINUX? :)

[Amedee Van Gasse]

On Mon, March 14, 2011 23:24, johhny_at_poland77 wrote:
> not android!
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> Debian, Fedora, or anything (natively = not in chroot)
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> I'm not sure, but the Nokia N900 can run Debian
> http://openattitude.com/2010/03/19/easy-and-amazing-debian-for-the-n900/
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> I just need Linux because i need:
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>  - iptables/netfilter
>  - an openvpn client
> - a good browser (google chrome with notscript+wot extension)
> - flash player!!!
>  - "KISS" principle - so that it could be more secure if i only install
> what i really want
>  - remote desktop client (to access windows machines remotely)
>
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> it must not be a little distro, i need a big one (e.g.: Debian - the more
> eyes seeing it the better is it) - not a little one, that could contain a
> backdoor!!!!
>
>
> or android is a good solution? can i run chrome on it? is it a "safe"
> distro?
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> important: i would only use the phone for surfing the net.
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> thanks for any help regarding these questions.

Nokia N900 can run MeeGo, which is a Linux distribution. It is based on
Debian (Maemo) and Fedora (Moblin).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MeeGo_%28operating_system%29