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So, I’m sorry if I misunderstand: they’re taking LineageOS, installing it on preexisting devices they did not engineer, and are taking a rather large profit? Th

by Operyl 9y ago

So, I’m sorry if I misunderstand: they’re taking LineageOS, installing it on preexisting devices they did not engineer, and are taking a rather large profit? They’re just reselling? Why can’t someone just do this themselves for significantly cheaper...

djaychela 9y ago
I'd think most tech-able people would be able to; I've had Cyanogenmod on most of my Android phones, and it's been fairly straightforward to install. It's not too difficult to install LineageOS (on which this is based, the successor to CyanogenMod) on most phones - indeed there are step-by-step guides to do it which don't require too much skill to complete - and it's possible to run it without any of the Google Apps. Not sure what this project is going to provide that isn't already available after an evening's search, but they seem to be charging a fortune for it.
- mr_spothawk 9y ago
  i’m probably able to, but that doesn’t mean i want to... or that i want to spend the time to potentially brick my shiny new i/nexus/pixel
  - kevin_thibedeau 9y ago
    My shiny new Nougatized phone doesn't have the LineageOS privacy guard or file manager and I'm thinking of switching just for that.
    - mr_spothawk 9y ago
      I support privacy focused upgrades!
  - djaychela 9y ago
    But they're asking about £800 for doing it? Seems steep.
    - mr_spothawk 9y ago
      I didn't even look at the pricing. That's quite a bit.
  - seba_dos1 9y ago
    If a device can be bricked just by a simple reflash of the OS partition, then it's a very good reason for me not to buy it at all.
sowbug 9y ago
Because everyone who trots out the "you're the product" cliché wants to be the customer, and this is what that looks like.
eyeareque 9y ago
Development work and qa isn’t free. They are probably selling that one at a profit to help raise funding to get this off the ground. It sounds like it will be open source for all though.
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by Operyl 9y ago

djaychela 9y ago

I'd think most tech-able people would be able to; I've had Cyanogenmod on most of my Android phones, and it's been fairly straightforward to install. It's not too difficult to install LineageOS (on which this is based, the successor to CyanogenMod) on most phones - indeed there are step-by-step guides to do it which don't require too much skill to complete - and it's possible to run it without any of the Google Apps. Not sure what this project is going to provide that isn't already available after an evening's search, but they seem to be charging a fortune for it.

mr_spothawk 9y ago
i’m probably able to, but that doesn’t mean i want to... or that i want to spend the time to potentially brick my shiny new i/nexus/pixel
- kevin_thibedeau 9y ago
  My shiny new Nougatized phone doesn't have the LineageOS privacy guard or file manager and I'm thinking of switching just for that.
  - mr_spothawk 9y ago
    I support privacy focused upgrades!
- djaychela 9y ago
  But they're asking about £800 for doing it? Seems steep.
  - mr_spothawk 9y ago
    I didn't even look at the pricing. That's quite a bit.
- seba_dos1 9y ago
  If a device can be bricked just by a simple reflash of the OS partition, then it's a very good reason for me not to buy it at all.

sowbug 9y ago

Because everyone who trots out the "you're the product" cliché wants to be the customer, and this is what that looks like.

eyeareque 9y ago

Development work and qa isn’t free. They are probably selling that one at a profit to help raise funding to get this off the ground. It sounds like it will be open source for all though.

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