installing LineageOS is easy, actually (blorpblorp.xyz)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by bluemoon@piefed.social to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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i wrote it in a comment threat on this post. i repost it this way, welp

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[-] illusionist@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

It's the manufacturer's fault, not graphene kr lineageos's.

[-] pory@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Of course it is. But that doesn't change that for very many users, the difficulty of the install process isn't anywhere close to a limiting factor.

[-] bluemoon@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

idk thats fallacious assumption of knowledge and generalizing i feel uneasy to let go unchecked.

most people talk to are intimidated and confused about mobile operating systems. by your assuredness i assume you use Linux and are cynically pragmatic about "non-tech savvy users who are fucked anyway" /my bias speaking

imho a video of a phone teardown to physically remove front camera & microphones & what else the person don't feel a want or need for together with the overview that shows the beginning-to-end of the brief process assures people they can take the plunge into governing their own digital tools.

you're not the state, just a person online, so not aimed at you, but i find others deserving of positive encouragement. leaving the door open and lights on to people wondering if GrapheneOS & a Pixelphone is the silverbullet or if stock android is as good as LineageOS (edit: yes, even on the phone held in their hand right now, or found about to be sold for 20$.)

[-] pory@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

"it's easier than you think" is one thing that's very helpful to show to people that don't already know about using free software without tracking and such, but when it's "it's easier than you think, just spend hundreds of dollars and replace your device" I'd say the barrier to entry is the cost more than the skill.

Aren't there phones like the Nothing that already have fully FOSS android implementations pre-installed? That's the peak "easy" - just buy a new product! So saying installing Lineage is "easy" to someone who very likely can only do so after buying a new product is burying the lede.