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Linux Cell Phone? Build OURPhone

18 points by mdp2021 4y ago

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mdp2021 4y ago
Direct link to the "OURS" ("Open-source, Upgradable, Repairable Smartphone") project https://github.com/evanman83/OURS-project/ https://github.com/evanman83/OURS-project/
- pabs3 4y ago
  Hmm, the RPi isn't exactly open source, it requires a proprietary bootloader. The LibreRPi folks had to do a lot of reverse engineering to get an experimental replacement. https://github.com/librerpi/lk-overlay/ https://github.com/librerpi/lk-overlay/
- turtleyacht 4y ago
  Thank-you. No mention of a SIM card. Is that one of the last pieces needed for a truly portable phone?
  - mdp2021 4y ago
    > SIM card Some details are found in the code. It probably uses the SIM7600X module https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/SIM7600X_4G_Module https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/SIM7600X_4G_Module The internet is accessed through R/NDIS https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/Raspberry_Pi_networked_via_NDIS https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/Raspberry_Pi_networked_via_ND...
    - turtleyacht 4y ago
      Thank-you. I see the SIM7600X has space for nano SIM.
dmbche 4y ago
Very cool project!
999900000999 4y ago
Any reason to GPL this, I'd love for a company to release a commercial version of this.
- fsflover 4y ago
  GPL did not prevent Purism from releasind a commercial version of their phone running an FSF-endorsed distro.
- poulpy123 4y ago
  GPL allows commercial use
  - 999900000999 4y ago
    Most companies don't want to release their source code changes. It's still possible, just not very likely.
    - poulpy123 4y ago
      well thast's a problem with the companies, not the gpl
fsflover 4y ago
Or, you can buy a Librem 5 (although it’s quite expensive).
- yarg 4y ago
  The specs haven't changed since 2019? https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/#tech-specs https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/#tech-specs https://tuxphones.com/purism-librem-5-vs-pine64-pinephone-linux-smartphone-comparison/ https://tuxphones.com/purism-librem-5-vs-pine64-pinephone-li... (I'm not suggesting pinephone - the librem guys seem to give a lot more back to the community.)
  - seba_dos1 4y ago
    That comparison is very misleading, borderline wrong at times, written before any of those phones have been released and hence making tons of assumptions. Librem 5 is much more performant than PinePhone, running circles around the latter due to RAM bandwidth, L2 cache, GPU power, eMMC speed, thermal characteristics... It's actually closer to PinePhone Pro, which is faster but still immature.
- HybridCurve 4y ago
  $1,299.00 ... wow. Pinephone was a good step in the right direction but I am not a fan of either of the cameras on it or Allwinner CPUs. Librem 5 is using an NXP i.MX 8M with better cameras but the price point is a tough sell.
  - slondr 4y ago
    So get PinePhone Pro

18 points by mdp2021 4y ago

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mdp2021 4y ago

Direct link to the "OURS" ("Open-source, Upgradable, Repairable Smartphone") project https://github.com/evanman83/OURS-project/ https://github.com/evanman83/OURS-project/

pabs3 4y ago
Hmm, the RPi isn't exactly open source, it requires a proprietary bootloader. The LibreRPi folks had to do a lot of reverse engineering to get an experimental replacement. https://github.com/librerpi/lk-overlay/ https://github.com/librerpi/lk-overlay/
turtleyacht 4y ago
Thank-you. No mention of a SIM card. Is that one of the last pieces needed for a truly portable phone?
- mdp2021 4y ago
  > SIM card Some details are found in the code. It probably uses the SIM7600X module https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/SIM7600X_4G_Module https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/SIM7600X_4G_Module The internet is accessed through R/NDIS https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/Raspberry_Pi_networked_via_NDIS https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/Raspberry_Pi_networked_via_ND...
  - turtleyacht 4y ago
    Thank-you. I see the SIM7600X has space for nano SIM.

dmbche 4y ago

Very cool project!

999900000999 4y ago

Any reason to GPL this, I'd love for a company to release a commercial version of this.

fsflover 4y ago
GPL did not prevent Purism from releasind a commercial version of their phone running an FSF-endorsed distro.
poulpy123 4y ago
GPL allows commercial use
- 999900000999 4y ago
  Most companies don't want to release their source code changes. It's still possible, just not very likely.
  - poulpy123 4y ago
    well thast's a problem with the companies, not the gpl

fsflover 4y ago

Or, you can buy a Librem 5 (although it’s quite expensive).

yarg 4y ago
The specs haven't changed since 2019? https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/#tech-specs https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/#tech-specs https://tuxphones.com/purism-librem-5-vs-pine64-pinephone-linux-smartphone-comparison/ https://tuxphones.com/purism-librem-5-vs-pine64-pinephone-li... (I'm not suggesting pinephone - the librem guys seem to give a lot more back to the community.)
- seba_dos1 4y ago
  That comparison is very misleading, borderline wrong at times, written before any of those phones have been released and hence making tons of assumptions. Librem 5 is much more performant than PinePhone, running circles around the latter due to RAM bandwidth, L2 cache, GPU power, eMMC speed, thermal characteristics... It's actually closer to PinePhone Pro, which is faster but still immature.
HybridCurve 4y ago
$1,299.00 ... wow. Pinephone was a good step in the right direction but I am not a fan of either of the cameras on it or Allwinner CPUs. Librem 5 is using an NXP i.MX 8M with better cameras but the price point is a tough sell.
- slondr 4y ago
  So get PinePhone Pro