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24 points by tmzt 4 hours ago | 4 comments

I ported modern Linux to a ten-year-old HTC QWERTY phone as a handheld terminal.

I wrote it up here: https://tmzt.github.io/blog/a-modern-port-of-linux-to-a-ten-...

You can see the code here: https://github.com/tmzt/linux-stable-msm-dtsi

yjftsjthsd-h 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> The history and context are included in the git history and you can see the progression, different approaches, and other details.

As someone interested in this area: thank you

tmzt 3 hours ago | parent [-]

I pushed all the intermediate branches as well.

elsig60 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Good write up. interesting idea. thank you

ktallett 37 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

The fact this phone is 15 years old and has seen minimal obvious replacements is such a shame. I love this work!