Motorola Inc. later this year will start selling what the company says will be the first of many phones based on the Linux operating system.

The phone, called the A760, marks the company's plan to make Linux its primary operating system for smart phones. It also includes support for Java, meaning users can download Java applications directly to their phones.

"This will be the first of many," said Scott Durschlag, corporate vice president for strategy and business development for Motorola's personal communications sector in Libertyville, Ill. "We will support other operating systems based on specific niche markets, but our primary platform will be Java and Linux."

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