Same issue as with forking Mastodon. Plus, it runs on a fucking Java machine, isn't Unix-like in the slightest and has a terrible tendency to restrict what a root user can do with every new fucking release while still requiring unlocking the bootloader to get such functionality, compromising security and voiding the warranty, so its hackability is still extremely limited while having a huge overhead in general and lots of security holes.
@m0xee @safiuddinkhan
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Also, due to Android phones not being full-fledged pocket PCs I can’t find some basic shit like (local) file converters and stuff. And the stuff that I do find is riddled with garbage PREMIUM TIERS. And no, there are no F-Droid alternatives I did search. Android in Windows of mobile phones, iOS doesn’t have this bullshit at the very least.
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>full-fledged pocket PCs
Linux phones aren't either with those specs. I just carry a laptop sometimes.
I guess the Pinephone Pro isn't bad in that regard, it's still underpowered but at least the price is fair more or less. Stuff like the Librem 5 is an incredibly bad deal though for its specs.
@dushman @safiuddinkhan@fosstodon.org @iska@mstdn.starnix.network @cyberspook Librem5 is not about free software only, but also about secure supply chain — that's its main selling point, hence the price. They've even had a version that's assembled in the US, maybe they still have.
Wait so they highlight that they only source components from the US? How does that change anything? Do they actually own all the chip fabs? I wouldn't trust a random US company more than a random Chinese company.
@dushman @safiuddinkhan@fosstodon.org @iska@mstdn.starnix.network @cyberspook US is still "slightly" better though. I'd better go to the US gulag than the Chinese one 🤣
I think it started to matter after those rumours that Supermicro servers had backdoors at NIC level. I don't know if it's true, probably bullshit, but supply chain might matter to some 🤷
I'm fine with the fact that we have it. More choice — good for the market.
