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Re:Valve Rolls Out Wine-Based “Proton” for Running Windows G... by dogma1138 on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @05:35AM (#17817475)
None of the OSes you’ve mentioned work without proprietary blobs if your phone is not supported tough luck.
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Re:Valve Rolls Out Wine-Based “Proton” for Running Windows G... by bopbop on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @09:51AM (#17818645)
This is true, but they do completely remove the google spyware from your android device where they work, even with the proprietary blobs.

It's also possible to get an AOSP device de-googled, or to de-google one.

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Re:Valve Rolls Out Wine-Based “Proton” for Running Windows G... by dcbadacd on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @09:35AM (#17818556)
There's no reason not to go half the way rather than nowhere.
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