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the open source community response to this is a joke. not prepared at all. we're totally fucked.
we're not "fucked", things will continue working just the same on any phone without Play Services installed.
This is a shitty situation but let's not pretend like it's the doomsday.. Even after it goes into effect android will still be incomparably more open than ios
Hey. I'm trying to see everything positively though. I know its sucks, and im angry too. But how secure can a Google-certified device be AGAINST GOOGLE anyway? I could only deactivate the systems, which is why I wanted to buy an /e/OS device. And the news from F-Droid that Google was going to pull this shit was the kick in the ass I needed to finally buy a Fairphone with /e/OS.
I think it is great that you are putting your energy into something that feels meaningful to you. But we also need to make sure that we don't waste our energy on something that doesn't burn us out.
The current message has low energy, which means that the energy doesn't spread so easily. What we need is high energy which means that energy spreads easily.
We need a high energy message. A message that empowers the individuals, makes us dream, makes us want to contribute to the movement.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts so openly. Sorry my message came off as "low energy" to you. But to me, it still holds up logically. Google makes money mostly from ads and our data. The more people boycott their products, the less funding goes to things like Project Nimbus. De-googled setups, a phone, an app, a browser, give me hope. This isn't just about privacy for me, it's about human rights! And i hope ther will coming more Alternatives.
Again: Thanks for sharing your openion so openly.
what do you mean? what would you have the community do?
I'd expect us to be organized enough to be prepared for google removing our foundation. Instead all we've got is a countdown timer and a call to pressure a fucking evil company into "doing the right thing".
it's as if we are begging on our knees to extend our execution date. I don't feel any motivation about putting my energy on the line for this weak ass energy.
To be fair, this has been an issue from the start, and barely anyone cared about it until now. To put into perspective, the whole PC environment has evolved to be open within its fundamentals - Standardised components, user servisable parts, and ability to control what OS is put on.
In the case of phones, propriatery is the norm. No standardized components nor freedom, just the fact that we are doomed from the start as a single corpo essentially owns your phone not the other way around.
If something where to change it would be separation of the manufacturer from the OS and the premise of a free bootloader. Of course this is what's happening right now with google-free phones; of course, this should've been done sooner - but at least this will work as a catalyst for the future devices.