[ale] Linux opportunity in Atlanta

[Brian Pitts]

Geoffrey wrote:
>> Read: AT&T/Cingular, I presume.  The talk of the digital phone world
>> seems to be of Linux-powered phones, and since AT&T/Cingular already
>> have a (I assume) *nix-powered phone in the iPhone, there's interest
>> in adding to their capabilities in order to gain an edge over their
>> competition.  Just another step closer in the merging of desktop
>> computing with mobile technology.
> 
> Where did you hear that the iphone is linux based?  I've not heard that. 
>   Quite interesting.  Any docs/sites you might point to that reference this?

The iPhone runs a stripped down version of OS X, which is certified by 
the Open Group to conform to SUSv3.

http://www.apple.com/macosx/technology/unix.html

-Brian