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Re:Pine64 September update by bitwize on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @06:54AM (#24491377)
That's exactly how I feel about mine. It runs PostmarketOS and I swapped out Phosh for SXMO which, despite being out of left field UI-wise, is way less janky and frustrating. It's still not within spitting distance of Android in terms of UX, let alone iOS, but it is the smartphone revolution we were all hoping for: hackable to the bone, runs all your favorite Linux software and only the software you want, open hardware (but for a few blobs) and hard kill switches for the camera, microphone, and radios. Great things will be built upon a platform like this.
Re:Pine64 September update by bergstromm466 on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @08:28AM (#24491936)
> but it is the smartphone revolution we were all hoping for: hackable to the bone

I'm starting to get into this stuff, and your comment has me so excited!!

Re:Pine64 September update by senorsmile on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @09:09AM (#24492334)
I've loved sxmo. There's a lot to be done still (4g data out of the box), but it's so low on resources, and really is the most performant distro for the pinephone that I've tried.
Re:Pine64 September update by ptx on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @01:59PM (#24495326)
> open hardware (but for a few blobs)

Only firmware blobs, right? I don't think you need any proprietary blobs running on the main CPU.