A look at /e/OS on the FairPhone 3 – a FOSS OS for phones [video]

Re:A look at /e/OS on the FairPhone 3 – a FOSS OS for phones... by amenod on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @02:56AM (#24563810)

Off topic: how is one supposed to search for "/e/"? Is there some alternative spelling?

On topic: I like that /e/ foundation is selling new and refurbished phones with the OS installed. It (hopefully) gives them some income and it helps get this OS in hands of users who would rather not tempt the goddess of bricks.

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Re:A look at /e/OS on the FairPhone 3 – a FOSS OS for phones... by kevinfanch on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @04:44AM (#24564579)

I think searching e foundation is the easiest.

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Re:A look at /e/OS on the FairPhone 3 – a FOSS OS for phones... by xorcist on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @04:57AM (#24564678)

Is this in any way related to Enlightenment which also styled the "e" similarly?

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Re:A look at /e/OS on the FairPhone 3 – a FOSS OS for phones... by Fnoord on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @05:53AM (#24565063)

No.

/e/ is a project started by Gaël Duval, founder of Mandrake Linux (nowadays known as Mandriva).

See [1] [2] [3]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//e/_(operating_system)

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ga%C3%ABl_Duval

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlightenment_(software)

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Re:A look at /e/OS on the FairPhone 3 – a FOSS OS for phones... by Vinnl on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @05:37AM (#24564938)

I think they use e_mydata at some places [1].

[1] https://mastodon.social/@e_mydata

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Re:A look at /e/OS on the FairPhone 3 – a FOSS OS for phones... by Fnoord on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @04:28AM (#24564470)

It is a placeholder name. The previous name was Eelo, but it was in conflict with an already existing brand.

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Re:A look at /e/OS on the FairPhone 3 – a FOSS OS for phones... by nine_k on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @03:38AM (#24564134)

Slash-E? How authors themselves do it?

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Re:A look at /e/OS on the FairPhone 3 – a FOSS OS for phones... by dddw on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @03:59AM (#24564263)

eOS ?

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