As far as I know, the word Openmoko means three different things:
- It's the name of a project dedicated to delivering mobile phones with an open source software stack. I'll refer to this as Openmoko(p).
- It's the name of the Linux-based operating system that is part of the mentioned project. It's also called “OM”, so I'll refer to this as OM. The hardware part consists of two different phones: the old Neo 1973 (aka as GTA01) and the more recent Neo Freerunner (aka GTA02, see pictures below).
- It's the name of the company that started the project. I'll refer to this as Openmoko(c).
SHR is now probably the most used distribution for the Neo Freerunner phone. It's been a community-driven alternative to OM for a long time now. Since Openmoko(c) announced that they were abandoning Openmoko(p), SHR has gained popularity and the community behind it is still very active.