How long do we have before PCs get locked bootloaders and corporations ban installation of "non-approved" software? (for context: Google is restricting sideloading worldwide on Android ETA 2027)

DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works · 4 days ago

How long do we have before PCs get locked bootloaders and corporations ban installation of "non-approved" software? (for context: Google is restricting sideloading worldwide on Android ETA 2027)

No1@aussie.zone · 4 days ago

I even liked the idea I saw mentioned today where maybe it’s time for 2 devices.

One that just does phone calls and SMS.

The other is a tiny portable Linux computer that does everything else. Who needs android or apps anyway?

Fluffy Kitty Cat@slrpnk.net · 3 days ago

I’m starting to think I don’t want calls and SMS on a device. I use signal for that anyways. I’d be fine without and a corpo world burner phone for that

13igTyme@piefed.social · edit-2 4 days ago

That seems inconvenient. Can Linux phones not do calls and SMS?

Tuukka R@sopuli.xyz · 4 days ago

Calls and SMS work in more than half of the phones that can run Linux. Here’s a list: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices

BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk · edit-2 4 days ago

I’d argue that if it doesn’t do calls it’s not really a phone.

Edit: Also most of the phones are pretty ancient, the newest one is 4 years old, are 7-8+.

Tuukka R@sopuli.xyz · 4 days ago

Most of them do do calls, though.

Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 4 days ago

You can get a retro phone for like £15 or so. Mine even has a (shit) camera and a 64GB SD card to expand the internal 32MB (yes MB) storage.