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Re:Termux and Android 10 by fsflover on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @03:13AM (#23232159)
Why it costs so much: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21714352

"First hardware kill switches; first replaceable cellular modem and Wi-Fi/ Bluetooth (on M.2 cards); first smart card reader (for 2FF OpenPGP card); first running 100% free software; only current phone to offer convergence as PC without special hardware"

“It's also one of the few phones to have hardware baseband isolation - making you immune to IMSI catchers and other cellular-based attacks.”

More in the link.

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Re:Termux and Android 10 by fsflover on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @02:26PM (#23250101)
In addition, because all software is free, "Respects Your Freedom" certification [0] from Free Software Foundation is expected [1]. Tentative recommendation has been given [2].

[0] https://fsf.org/ryf

[1] https://www.fsf.org/free-software-supporter/2019/october

[2] https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/ethical-tech-giving-guid...

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