5 ms·
That makes it even worse. They apparently do not even try to make it secure and willingly exclude some patches. Reminds me of "security by management risk acce
by summm 4y ago
That makes it even worse. They apparently do not even try to make it secure and willingly exclude some patches.
Reminds me of "security by management risk acceptance"
- _rdvw 4y agoThey? This is my project, it is just me. There is not a single other project that achieves the scope of what DivestOS does for old devices.
- scarface74 4y agoSo now the answer to security is to trust one lone developer? This is more of a statement to the shit show of modern Android. A company worth $1T+ can’t be bothered to figure out how to support devices more than a couple of years and it’s left up to a random developer.
- wizzwizz4 4y ago> They? This is my project, it is just me. "They" has been an acceptable default third-person singular pronoun since at least the 1400s. If there's something you'd prefer, it might be wise to list it on one of your user profile pages.
- alexchantavy 4y agoI don't think the maintainer has a problem with pronoun choice in the sense you're implying - rather it seems that they are trying to emphasize that they are just one person and have limited time/resources
- wizzwizz4 4y agoYeah, that's clear given the context of who replied to whom. I somehow missed that summm was replying to SubzeroCarnage; in light of the context, what was meant to be me being lightheartedly pedantic comes across as a weird and preachy derail. (Shame Hacker News doesn't let one delete things.)
- _rdvw 4y agoThe comment was in direct response to me, but not addressed to me, so it was they as in "project members" (which there are none).
- IshKebab 4y agoRight but you didn't say you were the project author anywhere so how would they have known that?
- kikokikokiko 4y agoSince the 1400s my arse. It's just an annoying trend among woke evangelists, and makes the english language uglier while conveying less information about the subject in question.
- _piif 4y agoThere is quite literally nothing "woke" about using "they" to refer to someone in a gender neutral way. That term is really overused nowadays. Either way, I suppose "he/she" could be used instead if that really is an issue?
- kikokikokiko 4y agoIt would at least specify that you are talking about one single person, and not more than one, so it is ALWAYS better to use he/she.
- Elinvynia 4y agoNot if you're talking about a nonbinary person :( They is more inclusive! ^^
- wizzwizz4 4y agoNo, this is a matter of historical fact. If you disagree, bring it up with the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary.[0] Or, if you prefer, the editors of the First Folio, a 1623 compilation of Shakespeare's works;[1] not quite as early, but easier for us mere mortals to verify. > For your sake (Iewell) // I am glad at soule, I haue no other Child; // For thy escape would teach me Tirranie // To hang clogges on them. [0]: https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/200700#eid1288185420 https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/200700#eid1288185420 [1]: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Shakespeare_-_First_Folio_facsimile_(1910)/The_Tragedie_of_Othello,_the_Moore_of_Venice/Act_1_Scene_3 https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Shakespeare_-_First_Folio_fac...
- stratosmacker 4y agoDon't bother with the naysayers and dickheads. I appreciate you trying to do something here for old devices, and 80% solutions are ok for most of us. (I suppose postmarketOS is similar in spirit) Does building a GSI make sense to cover more devices? Or would that not make sense in this context?
- _rdvw 4y agoTwo of the benefits of DivestOS, the kernel patching/hardening and the vendor blob removal, are not compatible with GSIs as a GSI includes neither the boot or vendor partition.
- nix23 4y agoHey, just thank you very much for revitalizing my Nexus 5, it's a usable device again ;) Great Job and project, thanks again!