I just restored my nightly N900 rsync backup to my spare because the USB port on my original 2010 vintage won't reliably charge anymore; the replacement micro USB ports are on order. That's how much I love the N900. Of course, now I have even more reason to play with different software on the broken one (I have an external charger for the batteries).
All that being said, I've been looking for a replacement phone with decent QWERTY for a long time (I hate that when you select "QWERTY" as a feature, some people think that it's okay to include "on screen keyboard (QWERTY)" in that category), but the selection is limited. It's a deal breaker for me, though, as I really don't want to give up org-mode in Emacs. I've heard of the Android org-mode app, and emacs for Android; either of those might be okay, but I really am dreading giving up a "real" Linux for something like Android, especially when I can get the source to 90+% of the software I run now, but I'm pretty sure that won't be the case on Android.
And don't even talk to me about giving up the FM transmitter that only the N900 seems to have. Another piece of hardware I really don't want to have to replace is my 4Runner (which currently lacks bluetooth stereo input).
I'm hopeful for the future though; more and more it seems like options to make your own hardware are becoming available, and the fact that there are multiple open source options for mobile is also a very good sign.
All that being said, I've been looking for a replacement phone with decent QWERTY for a long time (I hate that when you select "QWERTY" as a feature, some people think that it's okay to include "on screen keyboard (QWERTY)" in that category), but the selection is limited. It's a deal breaker for me, though, as I really don't want to give up org-mode in Emacs. I've heard of the Android org-mode app, and emacs for Android; either of those might be okay, but I really am dreading giving up a "real" Linux for something like Android, especially when I can get the source to 90+% of the software I run now, but I'm pretty sure that won't be the case on Android.
And don't even talk to me about giving up the FM transmitter that only the N900 seems to have. Another piece of hardware I really don't want to have to replace is my 4Runner (which currently lacks bluetooth stereo input).
I'm hopeful for the future though; more and more it seems like options to make your own hardware are becoming available, and the fact that there are multiple open source options for mobile is also a very good sign.