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which linux phone is the most promising? (lemmy.ml)

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I want to donate to a linux phone. I believe in linux and I want a linux phone. Maybe we can use one in very few years as a normal daily driver. It's getting closer and closer every month.

I want to donate that we get there sooner. But which project? I'm following postmarket but I'm not sure if they are the most promising. What's your stance on this? To which project would you give your money to accellerate it?

Edit: I don't want to buy a phone. I want to support the phone os devs. Sorry for the bad wording.

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[-] Pantherina@feddit.de 47 points 8 months ago

Tbh GrapheneOS.

Android is Linux.

And unlike desktop Linux it was able to spread secure and private standards

every app is sandboxed, not some opt-in like Flatpak
apps start with no permissions (or at least very little), everything is opt-in
it is like 99% unbreaking, immutable, it just always works while my desktop Linux broke all the time
there is a webview, which can be hardened. Not Electron, which is insecure and bloated
energy saving etc work like a charm. 1% battery loss over an entire night!
hardware security with trusted element is decades ahead of desktop Linux (Ubuntu is just now getting TPM encryption support)
it is a unified platform, with tons of apps, many of them essential (as the platform is so secure), like 2FA, Banking, public services etc. you can have a full FOSS phone though

I am sure excited for other operating systems but they are just toys. GrapheneOS does amazing work that is a 100% alternative today, for real phones with normal prices, good performance and outstanding security.

[-] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

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[-] dragnet@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 months ago

Almost everything you said here is false, with the exception of controversy over the developer. However, GrapeheneOS is far from a single developer project, and the former lead stepped down a little while ago.

[-] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

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[-] scratchandgame@lemmy.ml 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

There is no freedom in his code licensing

Evidence required.

Most of them grant infinite freedom, with one requirement. (Not restrictive like *GPL.)

Others like vanadium are restrictive under GPL

https://github.com/GrapheneOS/hardened_malloc/commit/c3a580727a9a844da05ae4e2787a937253b09427

You guys should not listen to TheAnonymouseJoker, this is the evidence of him spreading misinformation.

(Please note I'm not in GrapheneOS community (banned), nor putting myself in the class of privacy racers.)

[-] scratchandgame@lemmy.ml 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Edit: since this clown calls me “misinformation” spreader and asks for evidence, it is easy to look at one of the two long investigation articles I wrote, in which in share DivestOS XMPP room chat logs with Micay bullying DivestOS dev into banning me otherwise he will initiate a harassment campaign on social media against him.

Don't think that's related

Similar stuff was done (calling neonazi in issue tracker) against Bromite project that used what should be open sourced code, but is not.

https://twitter.com/GrapheneOS/status/1537851090514890752

That's personal emotion against bromite and lead to unacceptable wording. But Micay can't force others to remove their code if they do not violate it. nevertheless, Vanadium code is free in Linux communities' opinion, right?? (I'd not consider that since it is GPL)

simply: The license of vanadium is still gpl and is it free in your opinion?

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