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Project is really cool and I am looking forward to it. Still, rather than make 10 different desktop environments run, wouldn't be better to implement critical f

Project is really cool and I am looking forward to it. Still, rather than make 10 different desktop environments run, wouldn't be better to implement critical features that are currently missing (i.e. calls)?

jerf 9y ago
I suspect there's a rather large use case that doesn't involve making calls. I've got a few cell phones hanging around the house in case a project like this makes them useful for something again, and I have no intention of making calls with them. After all, a mid-grade android from 3 years ago is still a computer that on most if not all specs thrashes what I called my desktop in 2000. There are uses for such things.
lawl 9y ago
I think ollieparanoid, who founded this project and puts a ton of work into it has a great answer to a very similar question someone had on reddit a while back[0]. I fully agree with his philosophy. This is a project ran completely by unpaid volunteers. And the most important thing is to have fun while working on pmOS. If people have fun getting 10 different desktop environments to run, why not? If you look at his comment from 6 months ago, only one phone had wifi support. Now, quite a few do[1]. I've read similar comments from OpenBSD devs. They get the best contributions when people work on something they simply want to work on, instead of telling people what needs work. Progress on getting cellular working is tracked in this issue here[2], if you're curious what the state of that is. [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/6ndik4/50_days_of_postmarketos_a_linux_os_for_phones/dk8pn22/ https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/6ndik4/50_days_of_po... [1] https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices [2] https://github.com/postmarketOS/pmbootstrap/issues/598 https://github.com/postmarketOS/pmbootstrap/issues/598
spurgu 9y ago
Making calls is ironically one of the least used features on my phone, personally speaking. SMS I only use for 2FA.
- khedoros1 9y ago
  In contrast, those are the reason that I carry a phone and pay for service. An internet connection is a bonus, but the phone features are the only thing I use it for that I wouldn't rather do on a more traditional computer.

jerf 9y ago

I suspect there's a rather large use case that doesn't involve making calls. I've got a few cell phones hanging around the house in case a project like this makes them useful for something again, and I have no intention of making calls with them. After all, a mid-grade android from 3 years ago is still a computer that on most if not all specs thrashes what I called my desktop in 2000. There are uses for such things.

lawl 9y ago

I think ollieparanoid, who founded this project and puts a ton of work into it has a great answer to a very similar question someone had on reddit a while back[0]. I fully agree with his philosophy. This is a project ran completely by unpaid volunteers. And the most important thing is to have fun while working on pmOS. If people have fun getting 10 different desktop environments to run, why not? If you look at his comment from 6 months ago, only one phone had wifi support. Now, quite a few do[1]. I've read similar comments from OpenBSD devs. They get the best contributions when people work on something they simply want to work on, instead of telling people what needs work. Progress on getting cellular working is tracked in this issue here[2], if you're curious what the state of that is. [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/6ndik4/50_days_of_postmarketos_a_linux_os_for_phones/dk8pn22/ https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/6ndik4/50_days_of_po... [1] https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices [2] https://github.com/postmarketOS/pmbootstrap/issues/598 https://github.com/postmarketOS/pmbootstrap/issues/598

spurgu 9y ago

Making calls is ironically one of the least used features on my phone, personally speaking. SMS I only use for 2FA.

khedoros1 9y ago
In contrast, those are the reason that I carry a phone and pay for service. An internet connection is a bonus, but the phone features are the only thing I use it for that I wouldn't rather do on a more traditional computer.