[Q] Alternate OSes on Captivate

[elgo]

Good day,

I am wondering about alternate OSes on Captivate. I know this won't happen for a long while, but what are the odds of:

- Linux (perhaps Ubuntu, as this has been ported to the Nexus One)
- Bada (due to similarities with the Wave phone also by Samsung)

and, to the chagrin of many posters here,

- Windows Mobile 6 (or 7?)

Is there any chance some or all of these will be ported to the Captivate? I know Windows Mobile sucks, and I love Android, but the idea of experimentation is exciting to me. No flames please. (Ok, just one flame, no more than that.)

 

[tytdfn]

YOU SUCK!!!!

Yay i got the one flame.

Since afaik there is no ports of any of these oSes to any android phone with similar hardware(*note very similar) it would be a much more challenging job than just porting lets say the linux on the nexus.

 

[Kaik541]

YOU SUCK!!!!

Yay i got the one flame.

Since afaik there is no ports of any of these oSes to any android phone with similar hardware(*note very similar) it would be a much more challenging job than just porting lets say the linux on the nexus.

interestingly, the leaked shots of the GT-i8700 looks a LOT like the GT-i9000 (4" SAMOLED screen, front and rear cameras, etc). and considering samsung's affinity for taking the same hardware, tweaking it, and releasing it as a new phone (the Galaxy S line is a GREAT example of this)... it's very possible this is just a Galaxy S phone running windows phone 7... and if that's true, I imagine it'll be like how the HD2 can run android except the other way around...

but the possibility for that is WAY off

 

[alphadog00]

The only issue i see of a quick port of Windows to a Samsung Android phone is that MS requires a certain button config - they have in the past. If this doesn't match up with a Galaxy S android phone, then it could porting more difficult.

 

[Kaik541]

The only issue i see of a quick port of Windows to a Samsung Android phone is that MS requires a certain button config - they have in the past. If this doesn't match up with a Galaxy S android phone, then it could porting more difficult.

windows phone 7 requires 3 physical buttons: a "search", a "windows", and a "back" button

we have four buttons (they're not required to be physical buttons), so capacitive counts. and, like I said, the GT-i8700 looks to be almost a near identical beast except running windows