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Free Software Foundation Turns 40, Unveils LibrePhone (linuxiac.com)

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The project, developed in partnership with veteran free software developer Rob Savoye, aims to create a fully free and open mobile platform, from the firmware to the operating system.

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[-] Patariki@feddit.nl 129 points 2 months ago

I salute the early adopters who will suffer all the inconveniences of startups so the wider public can enjoy a non-corporate phone in the future. o7

[-] schema@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago

I'm looking forward to get one of these just to play around with it, and maybe making some custom stuff for it.

[-] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 5 points 2 months ago

As soon as my current phone is paid off I am going to get this. No more fucking Spyware up the ass.

[-] Coopr8@kbin.earth 8 points 2 months ago

The project just launched and is a software-first project. We won't see a Libre Phone available for a while yet.

[-] Auli@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

And if Hurd is any indication I wouldn't hold my breath.

[-] Coopr8@kbin.earth 2 points 2 months ago

It isn't encouraging that they "launched" the initiative bit have no dedicated webpage or git for it yet. Seems like going off half-cocked

[-] Coopr8@kbin.earth 2 points 2 months ago

That said, didn't hird basically die because Linux gained critical mass faster and peeled off the core developers? It would be nice to imagine another bottom-up mobile OS emerging and stealing the thunder of this one, but it seems like the hope here is that Libre Phone will gravitate in some of the devs from the existing top-down open phone projects. Who knows if that will work.

One thing I wouldn't count out right now though: China is very much in favor of getting software and hardware monopolies out from the control of US companies. Free/open(ish) LLMs are the big example, maybe they will jump on this to try and break Google's stranglehold on the mobile market.

[-] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 1 points 2 months ago

Then I will make do until then.

[-] clot27@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Early adopters wont suffer, hope I would be one of them and I love testing stuff

[-] Auli@lemmy.ca -4 points 2 months ago

Unless they can get this working with Android Auto or Carplay I don;t see it going anywhere.

[-] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Nah, fuck that.

I'd rather see Linux on the head unit, too.

[-] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

I'd still want an Android Auto and Apple Carplay equivalent.

I want my 2030 car to still be able to get the latest and greatest hardware and software in 2040 via me upgrading my phone.

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Fuck cars

[-] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Nah many people don't live in their cars. I have 2 cars and never use Android Auto even when I could. I'm usually busy with driving instead of fooling with phone bullshit when I'm in the car anyway.