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Except /e/OS then throws that out the window because it installs and enables microG by default which immediately connects directly to Google: https://github.com

by _rdvw 3y ago

Except /e/OS then throws that out the window because it installs and enables microG by default which immediately connects directly to Google: https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/wiki/Google-Network-Connections https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/wiki/Google-Network-Connec... And /e/OS is still 224 days behind Chromium updates: https://divestos.org/misc/ch-dates.txt https://divestos.org/misc/ch-dates.txt

palata 3y ago
> Except /e/OS then throws that out the window I checked your link, I don't see the connectivity check listed there. Can you please elaborate? > And /e/OS is still 224 days behind Chromium updates Did I mention anything at all about Chromium updates? Or is it just to add a link to your website?
- _rdvw 3y ago
  > check listed there /e/OS changes the connectivity check from Google to their own server, great, but then it still connects to Google services via microG. So why bother changing the connectivity check? > Chromium updates Your comment was recommending an operating system that is actively harmful to its users by falling behind basic security updates that every single other OS has done. edit: aside from that, what are your thoughts on their upcoming license key system for OTAs that give users a persistent identifier? https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/os/android_packages_apps_Updater/uploads/bb0e5656df992b3717d4df9c71ebf39e/Screenshot_20230713_121140.png https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/os/android_packages_apps_Updat...
  - palata 3y ago
    > but then it still connects to Google services via microG. So you actually do agree that /e/OS changes the connectivity check, don't you? > Your comment was recommending an operating system Not at all. My comment was mentioning that at least some custom ROMs I know do remove the connectivity check, which is the topic of that post ("Changing the Android captive portal page"). In that particular post, I did not recommend /e/OS, I just stated a fact. But if it's about recommendation, I would recommend against DivestOS, because the author is really toxic. That may be harmful to users, too.

by _rdvw 3y ago

palata 3y ago

> Except /e/OS then throws that out the window I checked your link, I don't see the connectivity check listed there. Can you please elaborate? > And /e/OS is still 224 days behind Chromium updates Did I mention anything at all about Chromium updates? Or is it just to add a link to your website?

_rdvw 3y ago
> check listed there /e/OS changes the connectivity check from Google to their own server, great, but then it still connects to Google services via microG. So why bother changing the connectivity check? > Chromium updates Your comment was recommending an operating system that is actively harmful to its users by falling behind basic security updates that every single other OS has done. edit: aside from that, what are your thoughts on their upcoming license key system for OTAs that give users a persistent identifier? https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/os/android_packages_apps_Updater/uploads/bb0e5656df992b3717d4df9c71ebf39e/Screenshot_20230713_121140.png https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/os/android_packages_apps_Updat...
- palata 3y ago
  > but then it still connects to Google services via microG. So you actually do agree that /e/OS changes the connectivity check, don't you? > Your comment was recommending an operating system Not at all. My comment was mentioning that at least some custom ROMs I know do remove the connectivity check, which is the topic of that post ("Changing the Android captive portal page"). In that particular post, I did not recommend /e/OS, I just stated a fact. But if it's about recommendation, I would recommend against DivestOS, because the author is really toxic. That may be harmful to users, too.