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When people ask me why I want my next phone to be an Ubuntu device, I point them at articles like these.
by duncan_bayne 10y ago
When people ask me why I want my next phone to be an Ubuntu device, I point them at articles like these.
- justinclift 10y agoIf you're thinking Canonical wouldn't sell its users down the river, there's a bridge for sale in Brooklyn you might like...
- mastazi 10y agoUnfortunately you are right. "GNU/Linux inside" is not sufficient to guarantee your privacy (not to mention that Android is Linux-based too): what we would really need is a community-developed mobile OS.
- abawany 10y agoHopefully eventually this will become more prevalent https://wiki.debian.org/Mobile https://wiki.debian.org/Mobile . Also, I will say that some of the AOSP-based distros, such as Cyanogenmod, run just fine without Google Play installed; you get most of the (open-source) apps from F-Droid or if you need something from the Play store, sideloading or downloading from APKPure is a possibility.
- mastazi 10y agoThanks, as an Android user I should probably go for Cyanogenmod. I have used it in the past and I liked it.
- awqrre 10y agoCanonical have already done a few questionable things with Ubuntu (when thinking about privacy) but I think that they are still the best OS from a usability and privacy standpoint...
- justinclift 10y agoI've personally had dealings with them, and there is no way they should be trusted. :(
- pawadu 10y agoplease tell more :)