[H-GEN] Seeking smartphone OS wisdom

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On 24/05/14 23:16, Tomas Marko Miljenović wrote:
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> Hey all,
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> Other than the big 'A', are there any Linux-based smartphones OSes running on actual units sold retail in Australia? Or can anyone recommend devices running an OS with a generally POSIX-y/freedesktop.org userspace?
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> The extended warranty provider for a large retailer appears to have lost my N9, and I've been offered store credit to purchase a replacement. I'd like to replace it with an almost-similar phone, and (as sourcing another N9 apparently won't be possible) was hoping there was an option I might have missed.
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> I did find out it's possible to pre-order a Jolla device through amazon.co.uk and have it shipped here, and am aware that projects like the Neo900 are targeting late 2014 for release. However, I'm hoping there's something Australian stores might stock in the near future. I've heard rumours that Harvey Norman will stock Jolla devices (maybe, sometime, possibly) but I'm concerned it may not happen for another year (by which time the hardware will really be uncompelling).
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> I've looked at the option of buying a handset running Android, and (co-)installing another OS. So far, that doesn't look very promising if I need to use it as an actual phone. Has anyone here actually tried this with currently-available phones, and found it to be a success?
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> I'd appreciate any recommendations on smartphone OSes, so long as it's not for iOS based on its UNIX compatibility.
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> Cheers,
> Tomas
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Didn't ubuntu recently release their phone os?