I want to donate to a linux phone. I believe in linux and I want a linux phone. Maybe we can use one in very few years as a normal daily driver. It’s getting closer and closer every month.

I want to donate that we get there sooner. But which project? I’m following postmarket but I’m not sure if they are the most promising. What’s your stance on this? To which project would you give your money to accellerate it?

Edit: I don’t want to buy a phone. I want to support the phone os devs. Sorry for the bad wording.

  • Pantherina@feddit.de
    2·
    9 months ago

    Tbh GrapheneOS.

    Android is Linux.

    And unlike desktop Linux it was able to spread secure and private standards

    • every app is sandboxed, not some opt-in like Flatpak
    • apps start with no permissions (or at least very little), everything is opt-in
    • it is like 99% unbreaking, immutable, it just always works while my desktop Linux broke all the time
    • there is a webview, which can be hardened. Not Electron, which is insecure and bloated
    • energy saving etc work like a charm. 1% battery loss over an entire night!
    • hardware security with trusted element is decades ahead of desktop Linux (Ubuntu is just now getting TPM encryption support)
    • it is a unified platform, with tons of apps, many of them essential (as the platform is so secure), like 2FA, Banking, public services etc. you can have a full FOSS phone though

    I am sure excited for other operating systems but they are just toys. GrapheneOS does amazing work that is a 100% alternative today, for real phones with normal prices, good performance and outstanding security.

    • Lettuce eat lettuce@lemmy.ml
      1·
      9 months ago

      On GrapheneOS right now typing this, love it! I switched over about 2 years ago to Graphene and never looked back. Rarely have any issues, solid battery life, all my apps work, life is good and private.

    • rah@feddit.ukEnglish
      0·
      9 months ago

      Android is Linux.

      It runs Linux but it isn’t a “Linux phone” in the sense used here.

      • Pantherina@feddit.de
        0·
        9 months ago

        Yes I know but the Term is simply incorrect. I dont have a better one though.

        And even though I am excited to use some Linux Distro on a phone I own, it will be way worse in stability, security and crucial app support than Android / GrapheneOS.

          • Ook the Librarian@lemmy.world
            1·
            9 months ago

            Is this seriously your takeaway from a well-thought out post? This the smugness of reddit that I really don’t miss.

            edit: I am refering to the root comment, as that isn’t clear.

    • TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml
      01·
      9 months ago

      This comment is GrapheneOS propaganda making its way into Lemmy. Ban these 4chan tier advertisers.

      AOSP with rebranded features is not doing anything over AOSP or LineageOS.

      • Every app on Android is sandboxed
      • there is no immutability thing with Android
      • WebView already runs sandboxed by default on Android in general
      • energy saving is dependent on phone chips and not this scam Android distro
      • closed source hardware is the same as Intel ME/AMD PSP and not a “trusted element”
      • Android is unified, there is nothing unique about this scam distro

      GrapheneOS is pure snake oil with a disgusting sole developer that believes in pushing corporate Big Tech propaganda, harassing and witch hunting any critics, having a little social media army with sockpuppets to do this, abuses mentally challenged by hiding behind “autism” label (Louis Rossmann has a nice video), falsely claims he was swatted without giving evidence or coverage in local Canadian media and blames everyone from redditors to community mods to YouTubers and so on.

      I covered this disease for about 5 years, and it emanates from the same sewer that “security” clowns like Brad Spengler and madaidan do in Linux community. All they do is either push their bullshit solutions or push corporate Big Tech propaganda and hate any FOSS project they think will not worship them.

      https://old.reddit.com/r/privatelife/comments/ug9qnc/writeup_criticism_of_rprivacyguides_grapheneos/

      https://old.reddit.com/r/privatelife/comments/13teoo9/grapheneos_corporate_foss_loving_witch_hunting/

      • dragnet@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        1·
        9 months ago

        Almost everything you said here is false, with the exception of controversy over the developer. However, GrapeheneOS is far from a single developer project, and the former lead stepped down a little while ago.