[TriLUG] Linux phone OS?

[Tim Jowers]

Thanks Michael,

Here's a case in point, I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10". Over the last 2
months it has behaved worse and worse. Regularly the keyboard input no
longer is processed for 5 seconds. Sometimes I even have to reboot to get
keyboard input to work at all (in various apps including Android Browser).
This is not something I ever experienced with Linux. Perhaps its Samsung's
customizations and recent updates. Perhaps its Samsung hardware; but, as a
consumer I feel I now have a junky device. Similarly for Android Browser
and Chrome browser not supporting HTML5 datalist and Android Browser on
most current Samsung devices making a mess of the input type="number".
These are simply Android-specific problems which do not exist in Linux. Its
not clear at all why Google/Android/Samsung would introduce these bugs/not
support these HTML5 features and, as a user, gives me an unsure footing
when trying to use the phone/tablet as a general use computing device.

On the Apple side, I had to create two accounts to setup an iPhone for my
wife. I know Apple wants me to put my data into their cloud; but, what if I
don't want to do that. Not to mention on my iPad it now will no longer
allow me to install software as it wants me to sign another contract. I've
had the device for several years: they are basically holding me/my device
hostage.

Thanks,
Tim


On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Michael Wright <mdwrigh2 at ncsu.edu> wrote:

> You can always use an AOSP build without the Google-specific bits (no
> GApps, no Play Services). F-Droid functions as an app repository, etc.
>
> Disclaimer: I work for Google on the open source Android platform.
>
> Michael
>
> On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 8:33 AM, Tim Jowers <timjowers at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks Brian,
> >
> > " I had a Debian installed".  This sounds awesome. Were you able to run
> > FireFox?  Were you able to make a phone call?
> >
> > What i would like to do is get away from a legal contract with Apple or
> > Google.  Its scary that I have to continually sign legal contracts with
> > them in order to keep using my phone. and scary how much data collection
> > and tracking they are doing. So, want something clean and which does its
> > job and not some clandestine spy device.
> >
> > At the same time, I want a fully-featured consumer OS on my phone.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tim
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 12:28 PM, Brian McCullough <bdmc at buadh-brath.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, Dec 05, 2014 at 10:49:06AM -0500, Tim Jowers wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > >    Has anyone loaded a non-Google Linux phone OS and been able to
> make
> > > > phone calls? E.g. if Ubuntu would load on my LG Optimus L9 and I
> could
> > > > still use it as a phone then I'd be delighted. Or even some of my old
> > > > Android 2.x phones.
> > > >
> > > > Any luck/experience trying this?
> > >
> > > Take a look at -- darn.  Memory loss in wetware.
> > >
> > > Search for Openmoko and also Android on Free-something.  I know that I
> > had
> > > a Debian installed, as well as something else.
> > >
> > > I will do some searching later when I get a couple of moments.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Tim
> > >
> > >
> > > Brian
> > >
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