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.
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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.
@cyberspook @safiuddinkhan@fosstodon.org @dushman @iska@mstdn.starnix.network Like what? Both, Librem5 and PinePhone Pro are a bit underpowered to say the least. Even compared to modern midrange phones that come with Android. Is there anything else out there?
Pro¹ X. Also, PinePhone Pro is more powerful than Librem 5 (I think), Librem 5 is pretty overprised.
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@cyberspook @safiuddinkhan@fosstodon.org @dushman @iska@mstdn.starnix.network PinePhone Pro is newer, so yes, it is.
>Pro¹ X
Looks nice spec-wise. UbuntuTouch is a mess though. It still uses Ubuntu 16.04 as base — too old. They are migrating to 18.10 now AFAIK, but it's not there yet. They are even thinking about 20.04.
Anyway if it runs UT without Android compatibility layer, you can run something like Mobian or PostmarketOS on it. Good!
It can run Sailfish. Just without AlienDalvik. Xperia 10 III can also run Sailfish, with AlienDalvik this time.
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@cyberspook @safiuddinkhan@fosstodon.org @dushman @iska@mstdn.starnix.network So can my cheap $200 Chinese phone. Ubuntu touch too.
Sailfish is also far from perfect and it uses Qt, which I personally don't like, but most are fine with it. It definitely has more software than UbuntuTouch though
My perfect device would run something like Void with something sway or dwm based on top of it, like SWMO/SXMO.
No such device exists, but a man can dream…
Firefox will still be bad with touch input though 😂
