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Postmarketos running smoothly with gnome on oneplus 6t

#PostmarketOS #oneplus6t #gnome #linuxmobile

Sunday doodle:

Every time someone launches an Android phone, they fork (copy-paste) the entire code-base for each and every device and Android version. Keeping it up to date is a lot of effort for the vendors, but don't worry - they only do so for a limited amount of time, so that you have to buy a new phone instead!

Source: https://postmarketos.org/blog/2017/05/26/intro/

@gabi Huh, guess I learned something new today. Never heard of Replicant until now, I'll might check it out.

Perfect doesn't have to be the enemy of the good, though. Do you agree that moving from standard android, with google play services etc, to for example postmarketos is a big step in the right direction?

@gabi Everything you write directly contradicts what postmarketos writes on their website, as far as I can tell. I'm not a developer, so I'm genuinely curious - how is postmarketos not free and open source? What specific dark patterns and black boxes are you referring to?

Choose wisely!

#BigTech - the data vampires that harvests as much data about you as possible, with their opaque platform silos, black boxes, targeted advertisements, dark patterns and attention seeking algorithms?

Or #PostmarketOS - free, open source, driven by a community of enthusiasts who share a common goal: to promote a healthier and more sustainable society. And have some fun while doing it!