Post #4068906

2026-07-24 17:46 UTC

RE: https://social.growyourown.services/@FediFollows/116970521760021938 The level of pedantry in the replies is unreal. I know the Linux/FOSS crowd can be pedantic, but come on. The Linux phone category is about phones running standard Linux systems, not Android/AOSP derivatives. What makes a Linux phone: Package managers (apt, pacman, apk)Standard GNU/Linux tooling without Android wrappersFOSS interfaces like Phosh or Plasma MobileNo Google/Apple app ecosystem dependency Actual options: @pine64 (PinePhone) - hardware made for Linux@volla - ships with Ubuntu Touch optionUsed Android phones repurposed with @postmarketOS or @mobian The honest tradeoff: These won't match Android/iOS for battery, call reliability, or app availability. The modem is still proprietary blob territory regardless. But the category matters because it is about what you can run and who controls it, not kernel semantics. If someone needs a daily driver and doesn't trust Google/Apple: repurposed Pixel with postmarketOS, or accept Android with hardened privacy settings. If they want to tinker/support the ecosystem: PinePhone. Both are valid depending on whether you need a phone that works or a phone you own. #Linux #Phone #FOSS

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@FediFollows@social.growyourown.services 2026-07-24 17:51

@TerminalTilt@social.terminaltilt.com Thank you for this, it articulates the situation and tradeoffs well 🙏

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@freezr@friendica.myportal.social 2026-07-24 18:50

@TerminalTilt@social.terminaltilt.com @mobian@fosstodon.org @volla@mastodon.social @pine64@social.treehouse.systems @postmarketOS@social.treehouse.systems You did not mention the Librem5... 🤔

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@avoca@gladtech.social 2026-07-24 19:35

@TerminalTilt@social.terminaltilt.com @pine64@social.treehouse.systems @volla@mastodon.social @postmarketOS@social.treehouse.systems @mobian@fosstodon.org Having used a Pixel and Samsung variants with GrapheneOS and LineageOS, I find it an absolute necissity to maintain, even a bare bones, iPhone for business. Try as I might, even 5 out of 6 'thinking' adults in my immediate family, let alone the wider community, just refuse to even consider a more secure option. They just don't care! So, even though I love and support alternatives to the 'Big Tech' monopolies, reality still rules.

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