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[–] jmf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Who is we? what group of people has the dev funding and time to produce FOSS hardware and software to compete with the average android phone?

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[–] whaleross@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (5 children)

We the people that want a finished product with distribution and a good eco system from day zero. It must be next gen hardware and be priced more than competitively.

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[–] jmf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It's good to want, and I say that as someone who would dance for joy if an open source phone became viable. If you think starting a new ecosystem and expecting it to be "good, next gen, priced competitively" is feasible via volunteer work anytime soon, I want whatever you're smoking :)

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[–] whaleross@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It was a sarcasm.

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[–] seralth@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You forgot your /s

Expecting sarcasm to be understood in text is dumb. Too many dipshits exist to assume people arnt serious

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[–] cardfire@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago

Poe's Law is alive and well.

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[–] whaleross@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't call it dumb but maybe expecting too much from people now that convenience and hand holding is expected at all times.

*Canned laughter that fades into awkward reflective silence.*

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[–] cardfire@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Dude. On what hardware? My 1 years old AND 4 years old Samsung phones now lock their bootloader.

Random, fly by night China phones won't have enough documentation or enough consistency in hardware to be a viable rally point for firmware devs, will they?

Don't get me wrong. I will buy exactly that Linux Phone for my next device if it gives me three browsers and enough untracked fundamental functionality like calculators and contact lists.

But I'm genuinely worried there won't be a hardware vendor in the game in my market (the land of Y'allQaeda) to sell me a compatible device that plays nice with the three mobile providers that still exist here.