Subj : Old computer
To   : boraxman
From : claw
Date : Mon Jul 25 2022 07:51:27

 bo> I tried to put LineageOS, but found it was more complicated, having to
 bo> unlock the bootloader and such.  I cannot recall whether it turned out
 bo> not to be feasible for this phone or not, or whether I decided not to
 bo> take the risk.
 bo> 
 bo> In the end, I found that the OS preinstalled had a pretty good
 bo> ultra-power saving mode that I wasn't sure the other OS's would be able
 bo> to duplicate,and I realised that I just wanted a phone, not a computer. 
 bo> Running a full Linux desktop is cool and all, but what I NEED is phone
 bo> and message functionality, and if that is compromised, what is the
 bo> point?  Long battery life and reliable telephony is critical, and all
 bo> the other stuff, web browsing, GPG, SSH client, I could already do.
 bo> 
 bo> --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)

the Linux phones do look awesome.  Dock for full desktop experience.

But I do like my phone with android in it. doubt that will change anytime
soon. Wouldn't mind a Linux for playing around with. Just not my main phone.

We will see the world seems to be shifting away from corporate control.

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