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Can we just get a proper Linux phone already? I could whip up a (rough) GUI for a WiFi phone in no time and all the software I want to use is already there - or

by bArray 7y ago

Can we just get a proper Linux phone already? I could whip up a (rough) GUI for a WiFi phone in no time and all the software I want to use is already there - or could be developed relatively easily. Hell, Ubuntu's Gnome is almost a tablet OS anyway at this point, has relatively good drivers, stability, etc. The WiPhone is so unbelievably close to what I want [1] (+). I really wish it had a web browser though (which would likely require a beefier processor). I think the Pi compute module is asking to become a mobile device with the possibility of a good upgrade path too [2] (++). (+) Still waiting to ship it seems although I think they are acting in good faith. (++) The idea of using the DDR2 laptop RAM connector is genius IMO. They can also borrow the DDR3 and DDR4 connectors when the time comes for more pins. [1] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2103809433/wiphone-a-phone-for-hackers-and-makers https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2103809433/wiphone-a-ph... [2] https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-compute-module-new-product/ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-compute-module...

vfclists 7y ago
Purism phone https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20555463 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20555463 You may have to wait for it to come down in price Pine Phone https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19592588 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19592588
- bArray 7y ago
  Thanks for the links! The Purism phone is a lot more than I would want to pay, but I imagine the trade-off there is for the polished experience. Part of the fun for me would be the hack-ability. The Pine phone on the other hand looks great (at ~$150), hopefully they do a better job than what they did with their netbooks (I believe they had issues with the keyboards and the displays had dead pixels). There's even talk about porting Ubuntu phone, which is awesome! My guess is that it's still a long way off though, if the project doesn't die in the meantime (as a lot of these open source projects do).
f00zz 7y ago
You can get a Fairphone 2 and install Ubuntu Touch on it: https://ubports.com/devices/promoted-devices https://ubports.com/devices/promoted-devices
- bArray 7y ago
  Just checked that out, seems like they have sold out at the moment though. I guess they do a smaller production run so that they can guarantee their stock sells out.

by bArray 7y ago

vfclists 7y ago

Purism phone https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20555463 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20555463 You may have to wait for it to come down in price Pine Phone https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19592588 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19592588

bArray 7y ago
Thanks for the links! The Purism phone is a lot more than I would want to pay, but I imagine the trade-off there is for the polished experience. Part of the fun for me would be the hack-ability. The Pine phone on the other hand looks great (at ~$150), hopefully they do a better job than what they did with their netbooks (I believe they had issues with the keyboards and the displays had dead pixels). There's even talk about porting Ubuntu phone, which is awesome! My guess is that it's still a long way off though, if the project doesn't die in the meantime (as a lot of these open source projects do).

f00zz 7y ago

You can get a Fairphone 2 and install Ubuntu Touch on it: https://ubports.com/devices/promoted-devices https://ubports.com/devices/promoted-devices

bArray 7y ago
Just checked that out, seems like they have sold out at the moment though. I guess they do a smaller production run so that they can guarantee their stock sells out.