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Linux and Smartphones OS
lm8:
This alternative looked interesting:
https://www.slashgear.com/purism-librem-5-privacy-focused-linux-phone-launching-next-year-06533156/
The article says it will let you install any Linux distribution you prefer on the phone.
Pats:
@lm , happy to know you are interested to contribute to Mobile OS related devlopments. As far as your slashgear link , I already reffered a CLI app available on GgglPlay - though I have not tried it !
... Most new coders / programmers are happy , porting Android apps to other Linux-based smartphones...
For eq : Most of Samsung Tizen apps available today are Android apps running via ACL interface ignoring posible security issues !
.. Technology converted Desktop to Laptops to Notebook to Smartphones to SmartWatches etc.. Early entrants in devloping OS and Apps on these platforms got benefits for their hardwork. And smartphones wo'nt be exception , I guess ! Hope Team Tinycorelinux is listening ! ;)
... Only it may take a few months / years more , ...who knows anothet Linus T may be in the making ! .. :)
CentralWare:
@Pats: Just quickly reading over this thread I have to say "sure, porting to Android sounds awesome!" though I can't imagine TOO many things I could to with TCL running my entire box of no-longer-used notso-smart-phones in the closet :)
Drivers aside for the moment, though... aren't most of these 'Droid devices ARM based? I know TCL will never take on the Cell direction (nor any other sane 'nix distro) simply because of the endless "bug" posts "Hey, the bluetooth on my 10 year old HTC isn't working!!!" but the concept is still intriguing!
lm8:
The Librem-5 I mentioned isn't an Android phone or a Google app. It's a Linux distribution on a phone. Here's another link with more information:
https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/
We were discussing some Linux based (but not Android) phones on the Schoolforge mailing list. If anyone's interested, they can check that thread for links to other Linux based phones that are not Android phones. There's also active development for UBports ( https://ubports.com/ ) even though Canonical no longer seems interested in Ubuntu for phones.
There are some interesting apps for Google available that let you run Linux applications. Android is based on Linux but also includes proprietary code. Many of the Linux phones that are not based on Android seem to have security and privacy as main goals. They tend to avoid sending a bunch of personal information to companies like Google.
Pats:
@Centralware , few years back nobody would have imagined a fully functional 'nix system under 10MB foot-print , but TCL successfully achieved this with great success and sufficient stability , which in turn converted many Windoz addictors to 'nix world ! ... Many 'sane' 'nix developers may not be interested - but nothing wrong to be experimental in new concepts and advanced technology , because that is the future ! ... But that is a diff story , let Team TCL decide about their future plans. I just used this forum to loudly express my desire / wishes , so may be someone start thinking in that direction. .... But your quote :
--- Quote --- ... Drivers aside for the moment, though... aren't most of these 'Droid devices ARM based? I know
--- End quote ---
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... seems reasonable enough and also interesting. .
.. @lm8 , yes I have gone thru the links mentioned by you ! ... Sounds hopefully interesting for future of 'nix systems in hand-held devices. But unless and until some big enterpreuners or a new startup really do not achieve better marketing success on consumer level , we can only wait for practical success of such devices . Though I am not able to develop anything in this field , but atleast I am using one such 'nix based smartphone and encouraging in that direction to the developer ! :)
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