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Vinnl | on: /e/OS is a complete, fully “deGoogled” mobile ecosystem
> Even worse, it slowing us down from leaving Android entirely.

I appreciate the vibes where this is coming from, but does it really? I think that assumes that everyone that works on this would work on a true open source OS otherwise, and that if they did, that would result in us breaking free from Android where we otherwise wouldn't. I'm not confident about either of those assumptions.

Meanwhile I'll keep complaining to orgs that don't allow me to work through their website, and tell them that their app won't work on my phone.

goldenarm | parent
There are more OSS devs active on Android ROMs than OSS devs working on independent mobile OSes. We are running out of time, and we are misallocating ressources.

It's like bailing out water from the Titanic. We should prepare the lifeboats instead.

Vinnl | root | parent | next
And there are even more devs working on Windows. It's like we're actively drilling a hole into the Titanic.

The thing is that those people aren't "resources" that you can just "reallocate". And even if they were, two extra buckets weren't going to save the Titanic.

goldenarm | root | parent
Most engineers agree that Windows 11 is a Titanic situation.

And yes, people reallocate all the time, it's called a cultural shift, and it's healthy discussion to have.

fsflover | root | parent | next
(GNU/)Linux on mobile is the true sustanable, independent OS. It relies on the existing, strong Linux development, natively runs existing Linux apps and guarantees you lifetime updates. What else do you need?

Sent from my Librem 5.

mft_ | root | parent | next
According to the website[0] I’d need 20+ hrs idle time, video recording, Bluetooth, and GPS.

I’m being gently snarky, of course, but the goal shouldn’t be an MVP that nerds who are deeply into privacy or FOSS or hate Google can tolerate - it should be something that disinterested normies could seamlessly and happily use.

[0] https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/

seba_dos1 | root | parent
Well, it idles for about 22 hours, can record videos, does multi-constellation GNSS and both classic and LE Bluetooth.

The way to make disinterested normies able to use it is to have lots of nerds capable of fixing various papercuts themselves switch already and contribute rather than complain.

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mghackerlady | root | parent | next
>fsflover

Username checks out (I kid, I'm also a fan of their work).

Also, if you're using PureOS, what's that like? Have they updated to a debian 13 base yet? Pretty much the only thing stopping me from at least trying it out is the super old version of GNOME

chopin | root | parent | next
I configured my user to run Cinnamon as desktop which works ok'ish.

I am not a great fan of the GNOME desktop, though.

fsflover | root | parent
> Also, if you're using PureOS, what's that like?

I gave a couple of links to my reviews in another comment here.

> Have they updated to a debian 13 base yet?

No, but they're advancing, https://forums.puri.sm/t/when-and-how-to-jump-to-crimson/300...

> fan of their work

Thanks!

goldenarm | root | parent | next
I'm considering to switch to your device and start contributing to gnome mobile soon! I'm interested in your experience, what do you like and dislike the most on it?
RGamma | root | parent | next
How well do communication apps work on it (Whatsapp, Signal, Discord)? Backups? Media (not as important)?

Increasingly thinking of relegating my iPhone to 2FA and maybe banking only.

fsflover | root | parent
> Backups?

Everything that works on desktop GNU/Linux should work on the phone, too. I use Pika Backup app.

> communication

AFAIK none of the apps you listed officially support Linux ARM, so you have to go through some configuration unfortunately. I do not use any of them, I use Matrix.

> Signal

https://forums.puri.sm/t/signal-app-now-usable-in-portrait-m...

https://framapiaf.org/@lolgzs/113010288224110061

> Whatsapp ... Discord

https://forums.puri.sm/t/how-to-install-whatsapp-and-discord...

https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-web-whatsapp-com-not-worki...

https://source.puri.sm/libremos/tasking/-/issues/1

> Media

Are you talking about watching videos and listening to music? It works fine.

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codethief | root | parent | next
> What else do you need?

A proper app sandboxing and permissions system?

fsflover | root | parent
The parent wasn't speaking of a perfectly secure OS but about "preparing the lifeboats". Also, GNU/Linux somehow sufficiently secure on desktop, especially if you rely on the apps from the FLOSS repos.
malka1986 | root | parent | next
I need my bank app to run on it.
fsflover | root | parent
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47216763
malka1986 | root | parent
I have exactly 0 choice of banks app that would run on a mobile OS that is neither android or google.

At the end of the day, I need a bank account, and access to it, would it only be for buying food, or paying my mortgage.

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jaggs | root | parent
If mobile Linux runs through the same kind of tortuous adoption and rejection cycle that desktop Linux is still doing, then it's a non starter before it begins.
seba_dos1 | root | parent | next
I've been happily using it on several phones since 2008 (and writing this on one of them right now), only two years shorter than on my desktops/laptops. "Non-starter" is in the eye of the beholder.
fsflover | root | parent
> that desktop Linux is still doing

What are you even talking about? My non-technical relatives have been using Debian for many years already.

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trelliumD | root | parent
True, SailfishOS :-)