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I lost track of Sailfish several months ago... are they any better than Android when it comes to privacy and security? Is it feature-rich (some call that "bloat

by Aoyagi 13y ago

I lost track of Sailfish several months ago... are they any better than Android when it comes to privacy and security? Is it feature-rich (some call that "bloated")? What about those Chinese investors?

sirkneeland 13y ago
Yes, no, and I don't know, respectively
maheart 13y ago
>> are they any better than Android when it comes to privacy and security? Privacy +1: the company behind Sailfish OS (Jolla) doesn't generate its revenue through ads. Privacy/Security -1: Sailfish OS currently doesn't have any real privacy/security framework, other than POSIX file permissions. But they're working on it. >> Is it feature-rich (some call that "bloated")? The Sailfish OS ships with a good set of features. It really does leverage a whole range of technologies from the Linux/FOSS ecosystem: Linux kernel, glibc, Qt, Wayland, Pulseaudio, Connman (think NetworkManager), oFono. There are still some important features that are missing (e.g. LTE, MMS, Wifi tethering, Caldav -- but all of them are being worked on). >> What about those Chinese investors? What about them? What's your question? :)
- Aoyagi 13y ago
  >What about them? What's your question? :) Well, do they intend to do something like Huawei, i.e. bug the devices? My trust for some countries (US included) has been suffering a bit as of late. Otherwise thanks for the answers. (for some reason paragraphs I see when writing (or editing) a post aren't carrying over to the post itself :(