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Back in 1989, I had this dream that the Poqet PC would evolve into a smartphone. And that one could install Linux or *BSD on it. But no, it just died.
by mirimir 7y ago
Back in 1989, I had this dream that the Poqet PC would evolve into a smartphone. And that one could install Linux or *BSD on it. But no, it just died.
- nine_k 7y agoAn android phone already runs Linux; you can use it as such, and in many cases gain root. OTOH what's happening in the baseband processor is impenetrable, and that processor has much more control over the device than a cellular modem would.
- mirimir 7y agoOK. But why did we end up with baseband radios instead of cellular modems? Is it because they grafted "computer stuff" on phones? Instead of adding cellular capacity to computers? Or is it just because we can't have phones without surveillance? All those wiretap-ready requirements, I mean.