Post ADb7CsgWM2BYA0lsem by martijnbraam@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #ADatuovAJJvXs2g98S by tuxdevices@fosstodon.org
2021-11-20T13:56:07Z
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Freedom and phone advice (by @martijnbraam)https://tuxphones.com/freedom-and-phone-advice/ #linux #opensource
(DIR) Post #ADawyDUFjOsun9Oy1Y by PublicNuisance@fosstodon.org
2021-11-20T14:30:24Z
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@tuxdevices @martijnbraam With neither the Pinephone or Librem 5 being a daily driver ready device for many people I would say a good alternative would be a Teracube 2e and installing /e/ os on it. You get far more privacy than Android; still get a removable battery; get a daily driver ready device; and don't break the bank.https://myteracube.com/pages/teracube-2e#Teracube2e #eos
(DIR) Post #ADb7CsgWM2BYA0lsem by martijnbraam@fosstodon.org
2021-11-20T16:25:06Z
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@PublicNuisance @tuxdevices that being based on a mediatek SoC is basically guaranteed to be a huge mountain of propriatary firmware, and userspace daemons. I don't see anything particularly interesting about that device.
(DIR) Post #ADb7bqOe01gEIqJSi0 by PublicNuisance@fosstodon.org
2021-11-20T16:29:37Z
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@martijnbraam What would interest many people is being able to replace the battery; being able to use an OS that is far better for privacy than Android; and being affordable. I have a Pinephone CE and right now I can't use it as a daily phone, I can use my Teracube 2E. That is a big deal. Pinephone is where I want to go but battery life and usability isn't there yet. As for firmware, the Pinephone and Librem have closed source firmware as well, how much is acceptable ?
(DIR) Post #ADb7nmwaf4Wr4Pt1MG by martijnbraam@fosstodon.org
2021-11-20T16:31:46Z
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@PublicNuisance Firmware on the PinePhone and the Librem 5 is isolated to running in the particular chips that need it and it's designed in a way that it can't access any user data except for whatever flows through that chip. Like the wifi chip only has access to data that will be sent out to the network anyway. Mediatek devices actually need to run daemons in your linux system that are closed source and without any isolation whatsoever.Also there's no /e/ for that phone.
(DIR) Post #ADb7xn1fDCyqDh1pLM by martijnbraam@fosstodon.org
2021-11-20T16:33:35Z
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@PublicNuisance if you want a device that has a replacable battery. Get any of the old Qualcomm snapdragon 410 phones. They are fast enough to daily drive, generally have replacable batteries and due to postmarketOS they have great mainline linux support of you want to use an actual open system in the future.
(DIR) Post #ADb8JHIjqO5cCNGGsy by PublicNuisance@fosstodon.org
2021-11-20T16:37:28Z
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@martijnbraam I am typing this on my Teracube 2E that has /e/ installed. https://doc.e.foundation/devices/2e
(DIR) Post #ADb8O1vYQnpPxtgQCm by martijnbraam@fosstodon.org
2021-11-20T16:38:20Z
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@PublicNuisance huh, I typed tetra into https://doc.e.foundation/devices and got nothing
(DIR) Post #ADb8w9m9l1bK9VYnKa by PublicNuisance@fosstodon.org
2021-11-20T16:44:30Z
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@martijnbraam May have been due to a typo, "tera" vs "tetra". That or their search engine sucks, could be either. I know for instance on Itch.io if I screw up one letter in a game name they never find what I want.
(DIR) Post #ADbDZUZ0nlRpjfQLgW by kuleszdl@fosstodon.org
2021-11-20T17:36:24Z
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@tuxdevices @martijnbraam Thanks for sharing. Hardware-wise, I would argue that the Pinephone is a bit more free than the devices supported by Replicant as it runs a stable and free bootloader.However, one important aspect neglected here is security. Software-wise, #replicant only offers vastly outdated Android versions with tons of security holes in their stable branch. On the other hand, #postmarketos offers recent software.See also my old mid-2019 article on that:https://www.kulesz.me/post/110-smartphones/
(DIR) Post #ADbGZdl6ujaO7GqTKq by jawsh@fedi.jmizzle.com
2021-11-20T18:01:51.143518Z
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@PublicNuisance @tuxdevices @martijnbraam /e/ OS is still Android, just not Google Android. I agree on it being more private vs Google Android but I never really saw the attraction when setting up a Nextcloud server and installing F-Droid can get you the same results while keeping your data/info to yourself. Pinephone has been my daily driver since it arrived. I bring a spare battery around so I have it if I can't plug in. The only thing I haven't found a replacement for vs Android is a crypto wallet that looks good and is usable with Phosh.
(DIR) Post #ADbGZeLGkIVdvPlLhA by PublicNuisance@fosstodon.org
2021-11-20T18:10:05Z
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@jawsh You proved my point with saying you need to bring a spare battery around. I take my Teracube 2E off the charger at 8am and don't put it back on until midnight at the earliest and still have between 35-60% battery left depending on what I did that day. I can have as low as 35-45% battery left on my Pinephone CE if I have to do a lot of web browsing during a 4 hr stretch. If you have to carry around a spare battery, it isn't daily driver ready in my eyes.
(DIR) Post #ADbIIRiEeHxjjyQgDY by jawsh@fedi.jmizzle.com
2021-11-20T18:21:00.557745Z
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@PublicNuisance because it's running Android and has years of optimizations in place. I don't think that mobile Linux will reach charge times as long, even with continued optimizations. I myself consider it a worthy daily driver. I would like to see an extended battery and cover. Or even a battery case like Mophie used to make.
(DIR) Post #ADbIISLwGfinj70O6S by PublicNuisance@fosstodon.org
2021-11-20T18:29:23Z
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@jawsh My Nexus 5 which has a 2300 mah battery lasted all day in it's prime and I run Ubuntu Touch on it. Is Ubuntu Touch Android as well ?
(DIR) Post #ADezGcver19TS4xytM by dimitrisk@mastodon.technology
2021-11-22T13:15:01Z
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@PublicNuisanceI suppose that @martijnbraam comments on the FSF advice assuming that the FSF recommends (or not) a device according to user freedom, not user experience. IMO, that's a valid assumption to make. So, pinephone and librem5 should not be less recommended than devices running Replicant.