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Maru OS becomes an open source project

97 points by rakibtg 10y ago

unixhero 10y ago
So Nexus6p or Galaxy S7 support?
- rufugee 10y ago
  Umm.... Did you read the article? It clearly states only the Nexus 5 is supported at the moment.
  - guessmyname 10y ago
    Please don't insinuate that someone hasn't read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that." > https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- jlmendezbonini 10y ago
  >Which devices are officially supported? >Only the Nexus 5 at the moment. Both D820 and D821 models with 16GB or 32GB storage are supported. https://github.com/maruos/maruos/wiki/FAQ#which-devices-are-officially-supported https://github.com/maruos/maruos/wiki/FAQ#which-devices-are-...
- AdmiralAsshat 10y ago
  Until being open sourced, this was basically a one-man project, and the Nexus 5 was the only phone supported because it's what the guy had. Theoretically it may get support for more phones in the future as more people contribute towards it and try to get it working on their specific phones.
chatman 10y ago
Sailfish 2.0 from Jolla seems more compelling as a Linux based phone OS.
- pekk 10y ago
  If only there were hardware to run it on.
- qwertyuiop924 10y ago
  ...But there are no apps.
  - Jackneill 10y ago
    You can run android apps.
    - voltagex_ 10y ago
      Not with the open source release. The translator was never open.
hiphopyo 10y ago
Wish it could be based on OpenBSD instead of Linux.
- BoysenberryPi 10y ago
  Why out of curiosity? Just personal preference?
  - bluejekyll 10y ago
    Yeah, I don't understand this either. I know that for certain cases FreeBSD has better performance, OpenBSD is possibly more secure, NetBSD more portable, but hasn't Linux proven itself enough at this point that these debates are mostly irrelevant? It's a decent UNIX like kernel, it's already used in Android and then obviously a lot of servers. But what features or cabalities are you missing with Linux?
    - hiphopyo 10y ago
      OpenBSD is simply a lot better designed than Linux, free from fancy bells and whistles. As the the world's simplest and most secure Unix-like OS, any mobile OS choosing it over Linux would have a significant advantage. Android has bits and pieces of it, but not nearly enough. Creator of the world's most used SSH implementation OpenSSH, the world's most elegant firewall PF, the world's most elegant mail server OpenSMTPD, the OpenSSL rewrite LibreSSL, and the NTP rewrite OpenNTPD. OpenBSD -- the cleanest kernel, the cleanest userland and the cleanest configuration syntax.
      - jcrawfordor 10y ago
        Those are some serious claims that are not at all objective. I can tell you that I have found OpenSMTPD to be at least as inelegant as just about everything else that touches mail, and PF is a good design but has always had serious competition from the commerical world. I mean, I love OpenBSD too, but you can't drink the Kool-Aid like that. It's got just as many design tradeoffs built in as any other competent OS.
bdcravens 10y ago
A bit pedantic: The rendering with caption "Maru OS brings Linux to an HDMI screen using the power of your Android smartphone" is very clearly an Apple Thunderbolt display, which doesn't support HDMI, let alone have a way for an Android phone to connect directly.
- mwfunk 10y ago
  Sure it does. There are HDMI adapters.
  - bdcravens 10y ago
    You can connect a Thunderbolt-out to HDMI in using mini-DP to HDMI, but not the other way around. There are fairly expensive HDMI to mini-DP adapters, but Thunderbolt isn't mini-DP, and requires a Thunderbolt signal.
- userbinator 10y ago
  At least they didn't use an iPhone. I recall coming across a site for an Android-only app --- which was being shown on an iPhone in the big banner at the top of the page.

97 points by rakibtg 10y ago

unixhero 10y ago

So Nexus6p or Galaxy S7 support?

rufugee 10y ago
Umm.... Did you read the article? It clearly states only the Nexus 5 is supported at the moment.
- guessmyname 10y ago
  Please don't insinuate that someone hasn't read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that." > https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
jlmendezbonini 10y ago
>Which devices are officially supported? >Only the Nexus 5 at the moment. Both D820 and D821 models with 16GB or 32GB storage are supported. https://github.com/maruos/maruos/wiki/FAQ#which-devices-are-officially-supported https://github.com/maruos/maruos/wiki/FAQ#which-devices-are-...
AdmiralAsshat 10y ago
Until being open sourced, this was basically a one-man project, and the Nexus 5 was the only phone supported because it's what the guy had. Theoretically it may get support for more phones in the future as more people contribute towards it and try to get it working on their specific phones.

chatman 10y ago

Sailfish 2.0 from Jolla seems more compelling as a Linux based phone OS.

pekk 10y ago
If only there were hardware to run it on.
qwertyuiop924 10y ago
...But there are no apps.
- Jackneill 10y ago
  You can run android apps.
  - voltagex_ 10y ago
    Not with the open source release. The translator was never open.

hiphopyo 10y ago

Wish it could be based on OpenBSD instead of Linux.

BoysenberryPi 10y ago
Why out of curiosity? Just personal preference?
- bluejekyll 10y ago
  Yeah, I don't understand this either. I know that for certain cases FreeBSD has better performance, OpenBSD is possibly more secure, NetBSD more portable, but hasn't Linux proven itself enough at this point that these debates are mostly irrelevant? It's a decent UNIX like kernel, it's already used in Android and then obviously a lot of servers. But what features or cabalities are you missing with Linux?
  - hiphopyo 10y ago
    OpenBSD is simply a lot better designed than Linux, free from fancy bells and whistles. As the the world's simplest and most secure Unix-like OS, any mobile OS choosing it over Linux would have a significant advantage. Android has bits and pieces of it, but not nearly enough. Creator of the world's most used SSH implementation OpenSSH, the world's most elegant firewall PF, the world's most elegant mail server OpenSMTPD, the OpenSSL rewrite LibreSSL, and the NTP rewrite OpenNTPD. OpenBSD -- the cleanest kernel, the cleanest userland and the cleanest configuration syntax.
    - jcrawfordor 10y ago
      Those are some serious claims that are not at all objective. I can tell you that I have found OpenSMTPD to be at least as inelegant as just about everything else that touches mail, and PF is a good design but has always had serious competition from the commerical world. I mean, I love OpenBSD too, but you can't drink the Kool-Aid like that. It's got just as many design tradeoffs built in as any other competent OS.

bdcravens 10y ago

A bit pedantic: The rendering with caption "Maru OS brings Linux to an HDMI screen using the power of your Android smartphone" is very clearly an Apple Thunderbolt display, which doesn't support HDMI, let alone have a way for an Android phone to connect directly.

mwfunk 10y ago
Sure it does. There are HDMI adapters.
- bdcravens 10y ago
  You can connect a Thunderbolt-out to HDMI in using mini-DP to HDMI, but not the other way around. There are fairly expensive HDMI to mini-DP adapters, but Thunderbolt isn't mini-DP, and requires a Thunderbolt signal.
userbinator 10y ago
At least they didn't use an iPhone. I recall coming across a site for an Android-only app --- which was being shown on an iPhone in the big banner at the top of the page.