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I love the contacts integration. I wish there was also some way to send SMSes directly from your computer to your device without sending to a 3rd party (outside

I love the contacts integration. I wish there was also some way to send SMSes directly from your computer to your device without sending to a 3rd party (outside of your service provider and receiver).

craftyguy 8y ago
Considering the Librem5 is essentially Just Another Linux System, this would be fairly straight forward to implement... The most basic implementation would be something like a script that you run on your computer, that connects over SSH to the phone, and uses ofono's dbus interface to send a SMS. I haven't been as excited for a device as I am now since the N900.
- danShumway 8y ago
  > Considering the Librem5 is essentially Just Another Linux System, this would be fairly straight forward to implement This. The moment I started getting really excited for the Librem 5 was when I thought, "half of the problems I'm trying to solve for my phone right now are trivial to solve on this Raspberry Pi sitting next to me. Why isn't my phone running the same OS as the Pi then?"
  - craftyguy 8y ago
    I know, right? Developing anything on Android, for example, requires Java or Kotlin, tens of GB of SDK stuff and emulator images (if you don't have a device with the specific Android API you want to target), and using Android Studio or fighting with gradle manually. Or you could 'root' your device and fight with Android to run your arbitrary scripts in a severely reduced shell. I'm sure some Android dev is going to say "but what about blah blah new API new tools whatever?" in response to this.. but my workflow is autotools or meson (and for the Librem5 a crosscompiler) + vim. Or I could write shell scripts using a plethora of cmdline tools and not install anything extra to develop useful, powerful stuff for this device.
- mmjaa 8y ago
  I am excited for this phone, for one reason: that I may some day be able to VNC to it from my desktop and use it that way .. or, even better, set it up as a target for Synergy, and simple integrate it into my existing computer fleet as a first class citizen.
  - efigle2501 8y ago
    Question: is the included monitor in some packages advertising the fact that it can be used as a 'desktop' machine as well?
    - chrismorgan 8y ago
      https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/ https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/ > Enabling the path for a true convergence device, capable to work as a phone, making video and audio calls, encrypted messaging, email, web browser, that can also become a full desktop computer with an option for a compatible keyboard, mouse, and monitor. It can be a desktop computer and phone all-in-one.
LeoPanthera 8y ago
In the Days Of Yore, before 3G, every cellular network operated an SMSC into which you could dial, with a standard modem, and send whatever texts you wanted to whoever you wanted. I assume this stopped being open because they figured out that they could charge to send an SMS.
chupasaurus 8y ago
In theory it's already there on Linux by using some overlay network (like ZeroNet[1] or ntop's n2n [2]) and KDE Connect (it has "Send SMS from desktop" feature) which works between desktops running K too. [1]https://github.com/zerotier/ZeroTierOne https://github.com/zerotier/ZeroTierOne [2]https://github.com/ntop/n2n https://github.com/ntop/n2n
konraditurbe 8y ago
Something like KDE Connect.

craftyguy 8y ago

Considering the Librem5 is essentially Just Another Linux System, this would be fairly straight forward to implement... The most basic implementation would be something like a script that you run on your computer, that connects over SSH to the phone, and uses ofono's dbus interface to send a SMS. I haven't been as excited for a device as I am now since the N900.

danShumway 8y ago
> Considering the Librem5 is essentially Just Another Linux System, this would be fairly straight forward to implement This. The moment I started getting really excited for the Librem 5 was when I thought, "half of the problems I'm trying to solve for my phone right now are trivial to solve on this Raspberry Pi sitting next to me. Why isn't my phone running the same OS as the Pi then?"
- craftyguy 8y ago
  I know, right? Developing anything on Android, for example, requires Java or Kotlin, tens of GB of SDK stuff and emulator images (if you don't have a device with the specific Android API you want to target), and using Android Studio or fighting with gradle manually. Or you could 'root' your device and fight with Android to run your arbitrary scripts in a severely reduced shell. I'm sure some Android dev is going to say "but what about blah blah new API new tools whatever?" in response to this.. but my workflow is autotools or meson (and for the Librem5 a crosscompiler) + vim. Or I could write shell scripts using a plethora of cmdline tools and not install anything extra to develop useful, powerful stuff for this device.
mmjaa 8y ago
I am excited for this phone, for one reason: that I may some day be able to VNC to it from my desktop and use it that way .. or, even better, set it up as a target for Synergy, and simple integrate it into my existing computer fleet as a first class citizen.
- efigle2501 8y ago
  Question: is the included monitor in some packages advertising the fact that it can be used as a 'desktop' machine as well?
  - chrismorgan 8y ago
    https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/ https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/ > Enabling the path for a true convergence device, capable to work as a phone, making video and audio calls, encrypted messaging, email, web browser, that can also become a full desktop computer with an option for a compatible keyboard, mouse, and monitor. It can be a desktop computer and phone all-in-one.

LeoPanthera 8y ago

In the Days Of Yore, before 3G, every cellular network operated an SMSC into which you could dial, with a standard modem, and send whatever texts you wanted to whoever you wanted. I assume this stopped being open because they figured out that they could charge to send an SMS.

chupasaurus 8y ago

In theory it's already there on Linux by using some overlay network (like ZeroNet[1] or ntop's n2n [2]) and KDE Connect (it has "Send SMS from desktop" feature) which works between desktops running K too. [1]https://github.com/zerotier/ZeroTierOne https://github.com/zerotier/ZeroTierOne [2]https://github.com/ntop/n2n https://github.com/ntop/n2n

konraditurbe 8y ago

Something like KDE Connect.