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Linux Phones

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The Discussion on Linux-based Phones.


Benefits:

  • Hardware freedom.
  • Perfect operating-system competition.
  • Full utilization of specs.
  • Phone lifespan raises to 10+ years.
  • Less e-waste.

Linux Mobile Distros:

  • Sailfish🇫🇮
  • FuriOS🇺🇸
  • Ubuntu Touch🇩🇪
  • Postmarket OS🇨🇭
  • Mobian
  • Pure OS🇺🇸
  • Plasma Mobile🇩🇪
  • LuneOS
  • openSUSE Mobile🇩🇪
  • Nemomobile
  • Droidian
  • Mobile NixOS
  • ExpidusOS
  • Maemo Leste
  • Manjaro Arm
  • Tizen
  • WebOS

Linux Mobile Hardware:

  • Jolla Phone🇫🇮
  • Shift Phone🇩🇪
  • FLX1🇺🇸
  • Fairphone 5🇳🇱
  • Volla Phone🇩🇪
  • Librem 5🇺🇸

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[–] inari@piefed.zip 32 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

This dev seems aware of your work, I've no idea why they're doing it anyway: https://www.reddit.com/r/mobilelinux/comments/1vsyzz6/comment/p4qlh1q/

[–] cabbage@piefed.social 50 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

I find it crazy that there are people out there who care about ethical repairable tech enough to invest hours and hours into Fairphone, have the know-how to hack away at Linux on mobile and develop hardware support, and nevertheless use Reddit and Twitter as the only channels to communicate this work.

I get that the Fediverse is still pretty niche by most standards, but for FOSS development it seems to be a pretty obvious meeting point.

Edit: It turns out the other FP6 hacker is also making their own non-federated Reddit alternative, which probably explains the absence from the Fediverse. 🙃

[–] TheMightyCat@ani.social 37 points 16 hours ago (3 children)
[–] leftascenter@jlai.lu 1 points 1 hour ago

Wait, you're not spending all your free time developing for Linux on phones! /s

(It's a good thing really that it does not eat up too much of your own time and thank you for your work).

[–] cabbage@piefed.social 25 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)
[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 14 points 15 hours ago

It seems they are choosing to ignore it though, Nick seems to be after clout and not the work.