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I just worry about using Android… this sort of e-ink device seems somehow even more personal than a laptop or cellphone (which are already quite personal); like

I just worry about using Android… this sort of e-ink device seems somehow even more personal than a laptop or cellphone (which are already quite personal); like a journal or something. I’d love one that had a community developed OS, like Linux or BSD.

pjmlp 2y ago
By now it is more than proven that devices with community developed OSes never take off to the amount to keep a sustainable business, and then there is the whole FOSS OS distribution politics on top.
- agentultra 2y ago
  ReMarkable2 is running on Gentoo iirc.
  - pjmlp 2y ago
    They use their own in-house OS, based on Linux, Codex.
- dTal 2y ago
  I don't think that's true, but in any case it doesn't have to be "community developed" to not be Android.
DavideNL 2y ago
> "I just worry about using Android…" Exactly, I'm avoiding them for the same reason, I don't want to use a personal e-ink device running on an OS created by the biggest advertiser in the world. I was hoping Pocketbook would release something new this year running some Linux distro / with less tracking, and more privacy. PS. Also: i want a light sensor to automatically adjust brightness/night mode based on lighting conditions (previous Pocketbook models don't have this.)
- sulam 2y ago
  AOSP is free and clear of Google beyond the obvious fact that a lot of engineers paid by Google contribute to it.
  - DavideNL 2y ago
    Can AOSP be installed on the Boox (10.3) though? I thought the bootloader was locked… In any case, i think going this route might be very finicky, i’m afraid it would become a new hobby just to get it up and running / and keep it updated.
    - sulam 2y ago
      Probably true, although getting it to run seems doable.
    - zeagle 2y ago
      No, it is locked and furthermore DOA because devices don't get version updates after release. E.g. my ultra C comes and dies with Android 13... In late 2023.

pjmlp 2y ago

By now it is more than proven that devices with community developed OSes never take off to the amount to keep a sustainable business, and then there is the whole FOSS OS distribution politics on top.

agentultra 2y ago
ReMarkable2 is running on Gentoo iirc.
- pjmlp 2y ago
  They use their own in-house OS, based on Linux, Codex.
dTal 2y ago
I don't think that's true, but in any case it doesn't have to be "community developed" to not be Android.

DavideNL 2y ago

> "I just worry about using Android…" Exactly, I'm avoiding them for the same reason, I don't want to use a personal e-ink device running on an OS created by the biggest advertiser in the world. I was hoping Pocketbook would release something new this year running some Linux distro / with less tracking, and more privacy. PS. Also: i want a light sensor to automatically adjust brightness/night mode based on lighting conditions (previous Pocketbook models don't have this.)

sulam 2y ago
AOSP is free and clear of Google beyond the obvious fact that a lot of engineers paid by Google contribute to it.
- DavideNL 2y ago
  Can AOSP be installed on the Boox (10.3) though? I thought the bootloader was locked… In any case, i think going this route might be very finicky, i’m afraid it would become a new hobby just to get it up and running / and keep it updated.
  - sulam 2y ago
    Probably true, although getting it to run seems doable.
  - zeagle 2y ago
    No, it is locked and furthermore DOA because devices don't get version updates after release. E.g. my ultra C comes and dies with Android 13... In late 2023.