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> When we were rooting Android devices we sat on a lot of exploits that we believed we could use to give end-users freedom. I often think whether one should re
by wolfgke 9y ago
> When we were rooting Android devices we sat on a lot of exploits that we believed we could use to give end-users freedom.
I often think whether one should really help people who decide to buy locked-down Android devices.
- executesorder66 9y agoI would gladly buy an open source (including firmware) phone instead. Any you'd like to recommend?
- wolfgke 9y agoFirst: mmastrac was explicitly talking about rooting Android devices via an exploit. Since as far as I know there are Android devices available that can be rooted on your own, buying one where an exploit is necessary is a conscious decision by people who don't care about such rooting. So your argument is off my point. This said: To my knowledge for some mobile phones using a TI Calypso chip, one can flash a free firmware (OsmocomBB): > https://osmocom.org/projects/baseband/wiki/Phones https://osmocom.org/projects/baseband/wiki/Phones