- cross-posted to:
- linuxphones@lemmy.ml
- hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
- cross-posted to:
- linuxphones@lemmy.ml
- hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/53279635
The rationale is interesting. I’m glad they kept the logo as it’s recycling ♻️
So, a phone that’s still well in the support window of the original vendor plus probably years more via LineageOS. I don’t see a ton of value in postmarketOS on the FP6.
Just in case, this is a Linux Phone forum. So the value is that, Naru is not android. Which matters when Google is incrementally releasing less and less of AOSP. But even then, you can still run Android inside Naru (and other Mobile Linux options) via Waydroid.
Why is there no value in mobile linux on a modern phone?
Atleast for me the value for Nura (which im glad is why they dropped the old name) is that its mainline linux, not that the orginal vendor doesn’t support it anymore.
An OS that has objectively less functionality, less stability and less battery life (probably less security, too) than what’s available via libre(-ish) alternatives doesn’t strike me as something anyone would want to have, at least while these alternatives still receive relevant feature and security updates.
If Nura is ever able to close this gap, that changes of course. For now I don’t see the appeal.
On a 10 year old phone that can’t/shouldn’t be used for anything else that’s different, however. I’m glad to get a use out of that phone with Nura if the alternative is for it to be e-waste.
The reason people want it is freedom from big tech, AOSP is still controlled by Google.
And the convience of every device in my house running the same software does also play a part.
How dare they support a new phone! I want my money back!