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I'm struggling to reconcile "Linux-ready" in the title and this blurb in the article body: MediaTek Helio P24 SoC is not one of the most easily hackable, a
by kees99 7y ago
I'm struggling to reconcile "Linux-ready" in the title and this blurb in the article body:
MediaTek Helio P24 SoC is not one of the
most easily hackable, and its Taiwanese
manufacturer is not exactly famous for
releasing kernel sources.
- notRobot 7y agoPlease don't use code blocks to quote text, it's very hard to read on mobile and narrow viewports.
- elcomet 7y ago> MediaTek Helio P24 SoC is not one of the most easily hackable, and its Taiwanese manufacturer is not exactly famous for releasing kernel sources.
- diggan 7y agoAccording to the submission: "out-of-the-box support for community builds of Ubuntu Touch and Sailfish OS" So even if it's not easily hackable or if MediaTek isn't famous for releasing kernel sources, seems like the company behind the phone will make sure at least Ubuntu Touch and Sailfish OS runs on it. Edit: also, the sentence right your quote explains "In this case, however, Volla told us that its kernel sources should be publicly available"
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- OJFord 7y agoYou cut the quote before: > In this case, however, Volla told us that its kernel sources should be publicly available. Which links to: https://twitter.com/hello_volla/status/1223819263745646592 https://twitter.com/hello_volla/status/1223819263745646592 > The kernel is public and we have the BSP.
- opan 7y agoYeah, I'm thinking this is more like the Gemini (which turned out horrible, mine sits in a drawer unused) than the PinePhone. MediaTek is terrible, and I wouldn't be surprised if they need libhybris to get Sailfish and such working.