GNU/Linux phone

[Otto Kekäläinen]

http://seravo.fi/2013/jolla-phone-first-impressions

Check out the screenshot with the terminal where uname -a shows GNU/Linux :)

[Simon Hornbachner]

Ahoy hoy,

Post by Otto Kekäläinen
http://seravo.fi/2013/jolla-phone-first-impressions
Check out the screenshot with the terminal where uname -a shows GNU/Linux :)

Looks nice - I signed up for their newsletter. But according to
wikipedia[0], the UI will be at least partially proprietary - so even
if it's GNU/Linux powered, it's not free software :-(

Links
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailfish_OS#Software_architecture

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[Otto Kekäläinen]

Post by Simon Hornbachner

Post by Otto Kekäläinen
http://seravo.fi/2013/jolla-phone-first-impressions
Check out the screenshot with the terminal where uname -a shows GNU/Linux :)

Looks nice - I signed up for their newsletter. But according to
wikipedia[0], the UI will be at least partially proprietary - so even
if it's GNU/Linux powered, it's not free software :-(
Links
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailfish_OS#Software_architecture

Yes, it's not 100% Free Software, but maybe 99%? It's less proprietary
out-of-the box than e.g. Android in Nexus devices and I think it is a
positive thing that there is some openness competition to drive it up
in the industry to 99,9%, then 99,99% etc

https://sailfishos.org/about-license.html

[David Gerard]

http://newstechnica.com/2008/09/22/free-software-foundation-announces-gnuphone/

(Well, OpenMoko found it amusing :-)


- d.

[Sam Tuke]

Post by David Gerard
(Well, OpenMoko found it amusing :-)

Rofl.

Sam.

[Simon Hornbachner]

Ahoy hoy,

Post by Otto Kekäläinen
Yes, it's not 100% Free Software, but maybe 99%? It's less proprietary
out-of-the box than e.g. Android in Nexus devices

I'm not sure if that is true. Yes, SailfishOS maybe free software for
the most part, but the User Interface on the Jolla phones will be
proprietary, as far as I understand it. On the Android OS, the only
proprietary parts are the proprietary Google Apps afaik (but I may be
mistaken), as well as the drivers. But after the first look, I still
think that a non-google Android ROM with F-Droid is to be preferred
over the Jolla phones.

I also agree that competition is a good thing, but we already have
semi-free competing mobile Operating Systems. I much rather see
ressources be devoted to things like replicant.us or neo900.org

But still, thanks for putting it on my radar - I subscribed for their
newsletter just to stay informed :-)

Regards,
Simon
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