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• I don't think that anyone would disagree with the notion that the UI on the Freerunner is less than perfect, however, the Freerunner does have all the things that iPhone lacks.
  
  Free software development can't happen on the iPhone.
  Freerunner doesn't support a DRM scheme.
  Freerunner gives the user control over the GPS.
  Freerunner plays free formats.
  
  Nokia says it will release Symbian as free software. If Nokia releases a phone that is as free as the Freerunner, the FSF will recommend that too. Sometimes, the things which are best for our freedoms are less attractive and even less functional than proprietary alternatives, but we should still use them, because we value our freedom.
  
  Recommending Freerunner to people will get it in the hands of people from all walks of life, including people who can work on improving the user interface. I'm waiting to receive mine, but from what I've seen, the user interface is actually pretty clear.
  
  http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2132/1802433620_645fe38268.jpg and honestly, the screenshot you posted is not all that different to the same app running on an iPhone...
  
  http://image.macfixit.com/images/InstallerInstall.jpg In reply to: "Free Software Foundation hates the iPhone, proposes ugly alternative"

  July 18, 2008

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