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Ubuntu Touch Safety Architecture

32 points by reddotX 8y ago

Tomte 8y ago
Unfortunately, they confuse security and safety. What should "safety of personal information" even mean? Remember: Security means that the system is not harmed by its environment. Safety means that the system does not harm its environment.
- icebraining 8y ago
  I suppose it means the system keeps the PI safe.
piotrkubisa 8y ago
I thought Ubuntu Touch like Sailfish is dead. What is the state of non-iOS/Android OS in 2019?
- rrix2 8y ago
  Ubuntu Touch is entirely a community effort at this point, I believe. Sailfish still has a company behind it, they're trying to license the OS to governments and manufacturers that don't want to rely on the US for their OSs (https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/09/the-other-smartphone-business/ https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/09/the-other-smartphone-busin...) Besides those there is Purism's PureOS for the librem5 which you can find a lit of past HN discussion on in the search
- squeezingswirls 8y ago
  For Ubuntu Touch by UBports (https://ubports.com/ https://ubports.com/) the future is looking great. There's a lot of work underway to port that OS to new Android devices, plus the community is also working to port Ubuntu Touch to non-Android devices, like the future Pinephone, or Librem5.
- gardaani 8y ago
  Sailfish OS is still alive. The company, Jolla, doesn't sell physical phones anymore. But, it is possible to purchase a ready compiled Sailfish OS (Europe only) or to compile it yourself [1]. The OS can be installed on existing hardware, such as Sony Xperia X or Gemini PDA. There are also unofficial community ports for other devices [2]. I have a 5 years old Jolla phone with Sailfish OS and I'm still getting official OS updates. :) [1] https://sailfishos.org/wiki/Sailfish_X_Build_and_Flash https://sailfishos.org/wiki/Sailfish_X_Build_and_Flash [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailfish_OS#Community_enthusiasts%27_ports_to_devices_from_other_vendors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailfish_OS#Community_enthusia...
GranPC 8y ago
Site is down. Archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20190314154630/https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-blog-1/post/ubuntu-touch-safety-architecture-208 https://web.archive.org/web/20190314154630/https://ubports.c...
- squeezingswirls 8y ago
  It isn't down for me, it's just loading more slowly than usual.
neonate 8y ago
http://archive.is/Fmw2O http://archive.is/Fmw2O

32 points by reddotX 8y ago

Unfortunately, they confuse security and safety. What should "safety of personal information" even mean? Remember: Security means that the system is not harmed by its environment. Safety means that the system does not harm its environment.

icebraining 8y ago
I suppose it means the system keeps the PI safe.

piotrkubisa 8y ago

I thought Ubuntu Touch like Sailfish is dead. What is the state of non-iOS/Android OS in 2019?

rrix2 8y ago
Ubuntu Touch is entirely a community effort at this point, I believe. Sailfish still has a company behind it, they're trying to license the OS to governments and manufacturers that don't want to rely on the US for their OSs (https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/09/the-other-smartphone-business/ https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/09/the-other-smartphone-busin...) Besides those there is Purism's PureOS for the librem5 which you can find a lit of past HN discussion on in the search
squeezingswirls 8y ago
For Ubuntu Touch by UBports (https://ubports.com/ https://ubports.com/) the future is looking great. There's a lot of work underway to port that OS to new Android devices, plus the community is also working to port Ubuntu Touch to non-Android devices, like the future Pinephone, or Librem5.
gardaani 8y ago
Sailfish OS is still alive. The company, Jolla, doesn't sell physical phones anymore. But, it is possible to purchase a ready compiled Sailfish OS (Europe only) or to compile it yourself [1]. The OS can be installed on existing hardware, such as Sony Xperia X or Gemini PDA. There are also unofficial community ports for other devices [2]. I have a 5 years old Jolla phone with Sailfish OS and I'm still getting official OS updates. :) [1] https://sailfishos.org/wiki/Sailfish_X_Build_and_Flash https://sailfishos.org/wiki/Sailfish_X_Build_and_Flash [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailfish_OS#Community_enthusiasts%27_ports_to_devices_from_other_vendors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailfish_OS#Community_enthusia...

GranPC 8y ago

Site is down. Archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20190314154630/https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-blog-1/post/ubuntu-touch-safety-architecture-208 https://web.archive.org/web/20190314154630/https://ubports.c...

squeezingswirls 8y ago
It isn't down for me, it's just loading more slowly than usual.

neonate 8y ago

http://archive.is/Fmw2O http://archive.is/Fmw2O