OpenMoko holds a special place in my heart. It was the first project that I contributed to in any meaningful fashion. I wrote a couple patches to the Python implementation of FSO. It taught me a ton about how GSM, embedded devices, and power saving worked. I used it as an IoT device, long before IoT was a common thing.
Not many people know this, but OpenMoko was largely rolled by Dash Navigation -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openmoko#Dash_Express. This gave Sean and Co. the cash and ability to develop the OpenMoko, but unfortunately, Dash failed, because as a CNAV device, it was too little, too late as compared to the ultra-converged cell phone. I wish that they would have found other entities to back the project, but the market just wasn't there yet.
Not many people know this, but OpenMoko was largely rolled by Dash Navigation -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openmoko#Dash_Express. This gave Sean and Co. the cash and ability to develop the OpenMoko, but unfortunately, Dash failed, because as a CNAV device, it was too little, too late as compared to the ultra-converged cell phone. I wish that they would have found other entities to back the project, but the market just wasn't there yet.