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by fsflover 2mo ago
Yes, we are in full agreement here.
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by fsflover 2mo ago
Yes, the battery life is worse. I have a spare battery with me. > And would you say you have access to all the hardware features supported by Android? No. GNU/Linux phones require compromises. Fighting for your rights does as well
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by fsflover 2mo ago
> Traditional desktop Linux heavily involves big tech companies including IBM (Red Hat). Yes, for some definition of "heavyly" that you chose. Yet no single megacorp can decide single-handedly on the future of Linux or do this:
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by fsflover 2mo ago
Non-average users like people from HN could support the third alternative, which eventually could become suitable for everyone. Sent from my Librem 5.
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by fsflover 2mo ago
> but unfortunately I think it's an uphill battle because of all the proprietary firmwares? In my GNU/Linux phone, all drivers are FLOSS and all pieces of firmware are backed into the replaceable peripherals (modem M.2 card and
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by fsflover 2mo ago
https://forums.puri.sm/t/updating-firmware-on-the-librem-5/2...
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by fsflover 2mo ago
Yes, fighting for your rights is not easy.
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by fsflover 2mo ago
Thanks for the explanation, it is more clear now. Some people manage to live without bankid it seems, but it's painful, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48339503
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by fsflover 2mo ago
There are quite a few people from Europe on HN saying that you can find banks not forcing the duopoly apps on you, in different countries.
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by fsflover 2mo ago
This is false, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49363246
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by fsflover 2mo ago
Your accusation are so vague, I can't even understand you. Notice how I always give precise links to all your misconceptions and you don't.
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by fsflover 2mo ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49363246
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by fsflover 2mo ago
This is not a good example. Pinephone Pro had a very small developer community (of volunteers) and thus quite undeveloped software. It was discontinued for this reason. Librem 5 and Pinephone are usable as daily drivers, albeit they do requ
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by fsflover 2mo ago
> you can't compel someone to support your niche platform You mean, a browser?
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by fsflover 2mo ago
1. True security cannot rely on code correctness but only on reliable compartmentalization. Qubes OS does this right. 2. Your phone is an entire computer, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47367568 3. Intel ME / AMD
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by fsflover 2mo ago
Links to non-flagged ones?
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by fsflover 2mo ago
You can also carry one or two spare batteries with you and get from zero to 100% charge in a minute.
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by fsflover 2mo ago
> but they at least seem to be on the right track to improve things again Where did you get this impression? It seems to be the opposite: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43243075 https://news.ycombinator.
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by fsflover 2mo ago
Like using your phone as a desktop computer, when it's connected to a screen and keyboard and runs a full desktop OS. Having a full access to all desktop apps, development environments. Also this, https://news.ycombinator.co
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by fsflover 2mo ago
> Then if you talk about 100% free software then indeed, nothing with a working modem is available as far as I know Librem 5 runs an FSF-endorsed operating system, i.e., it's 100% free software in the OS.
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by fsflover 2mo ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49305464
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by fsflover 2mo ago
Earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43047952 Watchdog ponders why Apple doesn't apply its strict app tracking rules to itself (theregister.com) 161 points by Logans_Run on Feb 14, 2025 | 69 comments
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by fsflover 2mo ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49305464
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by fsflover 2mo ago
You're not wrong, but everything starts with activists, and hopefully if enough activists start using such devices and demand services for them, something might change. I do my part.
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by fsflover 2mo ago
Does this justify adding more useless comments and asking why you're downvoted?
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by fsflover 2mo ago
I didn't downvote you, but your post has no useful information and looks like pure Firefox bashing for no reason. You don't tell why you switched, to what, what you gained. Not even mentioning that wherever you switched, your prot
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by fsflover 2mo ago
The advertising business model destroyed any possible alternative, like Google Maps destroyed virtually all commercial maps, by providing products "for free" with costs well hidden from the public. Yet those costs exist and burden
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by fsflover 2mo ago
Both Ubuntu and GrapheneOS don't allow you to fully control you phone like Linux desktop does. However Librem 5/Pinephone can run PureOS/postmarketOS that do.
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by fsflover 2mo ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49308184
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by fsflover 2mo ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49305464

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