Post ATAHm2wxLKAANN3vbk by triantares@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #AT9MrZTq81XPKNwAWu by kyle@social.librem.one
2023-02-28T21:02:14Z
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Due to all of the news around our Lapdock Kit, I was recently reminded of this Linux Journal article I wrote almost ten years ago (wow...) about my desire for what we now call convergence--using your phone as your main general-purpose personal computer.Back then the best I could find was docking a Droid 4 on an Atrix lapdock, and running local Linux apps in a chroot over VNC.How far we've come!#convergence #librem5 #lapdock https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/whats-dock
(DIR) Post #AT9NhAPWa7sMdNWOR6 by kyle@social.librem.one
2023-02-28T21:11:34Z
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Of course this pull quote shows that some things haven't changed:"I'll be honest, I don't really like Android. I want a true Linux distribution in my pocket, not a phone OS where you need a special app to do anything. All of the pre-installed junkware you get from your carrier reminds me of Windows desktops. I don't like that you have to sneak around and root the device to use it truly how you want (and to get a halfway usable terminal)." 1/2
(DIR) Post #AT9NiFq5srwHlBT3eS by kyle@social.librem.one
2023-02-28T21:11:47Z
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"I don't like how fragmented Android is and how beholden you are to your carrier to get OS upgrades on your device. I also don't like that all of my favorite Linux apps can't be ported over easily. " 2/2
(DIR) Post #AT9OhggChqGkfX8RYe by triantares@fosstodon.org
2023-02-28T21:22:51Z
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@kyle Ah, I remember that aritcle and the Atrix lapdock ... that was fun to play with but never did anything really useful. Eventually the micro HDMI connection got wobbly and stopped working.
(DIR) Post #AT9QK9DX9VUy8Qd0Ai by kyle@social.librem.one
2023-02-28T21:41:01Z
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@triantares Yes, I ultimately used mine as a "crash cart" for a headless server in my house, and eventually that HDMI port broke. I still have the hardware in case some day I feel motivated to repair it.
(DIR) Post #AT9WUxEucovdtfoEQS by Wildbill@mastodon.social
2023-02-28T22:50:12Z
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@kyle I remember that setup. It was the bomb when it first landed.
(DIR) Post #AT9ZyjntRXsqmD44HY by quilnux@mastodon.fulltermprivacy.com
2023-02-28T23:29:09Z
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@kyle which doesn't make any sense considering its Linux under android. Linux should have been first party to begin with for apps.
(DIR) Post #AT9ykyENVKZkJzz71U by dallin@fosstodon.org
2023-03-01T04:06:46Z
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@kyle I, too, have longed for a phone-driven convergent personal computing experience for many years. I had a taste of it with a Windows 10 Mobile phone and Continuum some years ago. Samsung DeX looks interesting but I don't want Samsung, Google, etc. tracking me. I would buy a Librem 5 and lapdock kit in a heartbeat, but the current Librem 5 price point puts it out of reach for me. Still following Purism with great interest, though!
(DIR) Post #ATAHm2wxLKAANN3vbk by triantares@fosstodon.org
2023-03-01T07:39:52Z
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@kyle I tried to repair it but those HDMI connections are so minute that I deemed it a lost cause and eventually threw it away ..... pity actually.
(DIR) Post #ATfjz5Amn2mTzvaeLw by fat8893@mastodon.social
2023-03-16T11:51:59Z
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@kyle I find it ironic to see Google not converge both Android and ChromeOS since the latter already has Play Store support for years. Also, Google are going all the trouble of developing a native Desktop Mode feature for Android. And yet, Google disable wired video output on all their Pixel phones in the first place. At this point, I won't be surprise to see why Android Desktop Mode still can't catch on with the general public.