In this issue we look into the software development of Librem 5 phone and of #Phosh, the popular graphical environment for Linux phones. And booths are back! We are happy to discuss #FreeSoftware in person again.
This is a nice idea, but if you want to increase phone longevity and reduce e-waste, mandate software security updates for however long you mandate hardware repair. Otherwise anyone who cares about security will still throw away their 3-year-old phone. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/09/eu-regulators-want-5-years-of-smartphone-parts-much-better-batteries/
“I think people are going to have to make a decision on whether we want [free technology and apps],” he said. “But we can’t have that and at the same time say, ‘I’m a private person, so you can’t look at any of that.’ That just seems crazy.”
A very telling part of this story about police using Fog to access cell location data w/o a warrant is the prosecutor's assessment that giving up your #privacy is the trade-off for getting free apps. Aligns w/ Big Tech's view. https://apnews.com/article/technology-police-california-arkansas-d395409ef5a8c6c3f6cdab5b1d0e27ef
@dos Wow.
Truck spills 150000 tomatoes on freeway, leaving a lot of catch-up for motorists and highway patrol. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62729166
Fortunately I was able to save the food using the fridges in my camper van, which doubles as a general-purpose disaster response tool.
I just purchased the 10 mAH from @purism and I thought it would be useful to show it's size compared to the #librem5 and #pinephone / #pinephonepro .
MUCH smaller than the one I have been carrying around!
Curiously, there is a microUSB port on the side, but it seems to charge from the front USB-C port just fine too.
@kop316 And bread pudding!
@shortwavesurfer2009@cheeseburger.social The phone was locked and my dad was deceased so I didn't have the unlock code, so I assumed a standard factory reset would resolve it like it had on past Android phones. It was only when I was going through that initial setup wizard that I ran into the brick wall that is FRP.
If you collect and use vintage #safetyrazors I recommend adding a Stahly live blade to your collection. Using a hand-cranked, clockwork vibrating razor seems weird at first, but each time mine come up in my rotation I get excellent shaves
@JohanEmpa Lovely collection they have there! That last disassembled one looks like an electro-mechanical Friden. That's one I don't (yet) have in my collection!
I understand the security reasoning for the feature. I just also understand that cooling the secondary market with uncertainty about used phones is likely a stronger motivator for the feature than reducing theft.
This is a great talk on Linux mobile :)
https://media.ccc.de/v/froscon2022-2797-is_there_hope_for_linux_on_smartphones
Today I am enjoying the beach!
Thanks to automatic high-contrast mode in #Phosh I can still waste time on the internet 😂
Run
gsettings set sm.puri.phosh automatic-high-contrast true
to enable it, and you can also adjust the
gsettings set sm.puri.phosh automatic-high-contrast-threshold <number>
Thanks @agx for this useful feature!
I may need to pause this restoration for a bit. It is looking like I may need to replace my alternator in my pickup and I only want one disassembled machine lying around at a time.
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