Yes, you read correctly. Although it may seem incredible, a few days ago a research group had succeeded porting the Linux Kernel 2.6 to work in an iPhone.
The OS uses OpenBoot to allow users to choose the OS they want boot (Linux or the iPhone OS).
At the moment, have ported:
- Framebuffer driver.
- Serial driver.
- Serial over USB driver.
- Interrupts, MMU, clock …
Things to add:
- NAND.
- Wifi.
- Touchscreen.
- Sound.
- Accelerometers
- Support for Baseband.
The Dev Team have a lot of work, but it is a breakthrough. It even sounds like they are thinking about porting Android in the near future. Will they Port Windows Mobile? 
Via Engadget Mobile
