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This is a list of mobile phones with open source operating systems.

Notes

All available mobile phones have proprietary baseband (GSM module) firmware.[1] There is an open source baseband project, OsmocomBB. There is a project based on illicit leaked source code for the Calypso modem called FreeCalypso.

Android-based devices do not appear on this list because of the heavy use of proprietary components, particularly drivers and applications.[2][3][4] There are numerous versions of Android, such as Cyanogenmod and the freedom-respecting Replicant that can be installed on a large number of phones after-market.

WebOS was initially available only under a proprietary license but the source code was later released under a free license by HP. Still, Open WebOS will not run on all WebOS devices.

Sailfish OS is a proprietary user interface atop the Mer software distribution.

List

Organization Model Mobile operating system Release date Current state
Nokia N900 Maemo 5 (Fremantle) 2009-11-11 Discontinued
Nokia N950 (available to developers only) MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan 2011 Discontinued
Nokia N9 MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan 2011 Discontinued
OpenMoko Neo 1973 (code name GTA01) Openmoko Linux, Qtopia (both Linux-based) 2007-07-09 Discontinued
OpenMoko Neo FreeRunner (code name GTA02) Openmoko Linux, Qt Extended, Debian, SHR (Stable Hybrid Release), Gentoo (all Linux-based), Inferno 2008-06-24 Discontinued
Golden Delicious GTA04 QtMoko, Debian, SHR (Stable Hybrid Release) 2012-04 Available for preoder
Aava mobile Developer phone MeeGo 2011 Discontinued (available to developers only)
Samsung Z1 Tizen 2015-01 Available
Samsung Z3 Tizen 2015-10 Available
GeeksPhone Keon Firefox OS 2013-04-23 Discontinued
GeeksPhone Peak Firefox OS 2013-04-23 Discontinued
GeeksPhone Peak+ Firefox OS Cancelled[5]
GeeksPhone Revolution Firefox OS 2014 Available
ZTE Open Firefox OS 2013-07 Discontinued
Alcatel One Touch Fire Firefox OS 2013-07 Discontinued
BQ BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition Ubuntu Phone 2015-02 Available
BQ BQ Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition Ubuntu Phone 2015-06 Available
Meizu Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition Ubuntu Phone 2015-07 Discontinued

See also

References

  1. ^ Welte, Harald (2010-02-05). "OsmocomBB Project Rationale". Retrieved 2013-09-26. Every mobile device that is connected to a cellular network runs some kind of baseband processor with highly proprietary and closed-source firmware.
  2. ^ Android (operating system)#Licensing "drivers and firmware vital for the proper functioning of Android devices are usually proprietary"
  3. ^ Stallman, Richard (2011-09-19). "Is Android really free software? – Google's smartphone code is often described as 'open' or 'free' – but when examined by the Free Software Foundation, it starts to look like something different". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-09-09. the software of Android versions 1 and 2 was mostly developed by Google; Google released it under the Apache 2.0 license, which is a lax free software license without copyleft. ... The version of Linux included in Android is not entirely free software, since it contains non-free "binary blobs"... Android is very different from the GNU/Linux operating system because it contains very little of GNU.
  4. ^ Stallman, Richard (2012-08-05). "Android and Users' Freedom – Support the Free Your Android campaign". gnu.org. Retrieved 2012-09-09. Even though the Android phones of today are considerably less bad than Apple or Windows smartphones, they cannot be said to respect your freedom.
  5. ^ "Peak+ cancellation". 28 November 2013.


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