Re:ClearOS – OS for Your Server, Network, and Gateway Systems
by ineedasername on Saturday July 10, 2021 @03:57PM
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I'm not sure what to make of the company. It is a strange mix of small/mid-range servers and consumer electronics: wireless earbuds, smart watch, bluetooth speaker, car mount charger... [0]
Also strange that they "sell" phones purely on a subscription basis, though they aparantly have a ClearOS distro in the works that could be put on other phones, which could be interesting.
Otherwise I don't really see the advantage of them over a more established option that also has baked-in support like pure RedHat w/ (probably) wider support to put it on your own server, which has a longer track record of support as well.
The only really interesting/innovative thing I see is in ClearOS for mobile. I might be willing to pay for a more open OS that (per their description) also supports android apps. (I'm assuming they forked Android? Not sure)
Also strange that they "sell" phones purely on a subscription basis, though they aparantly have a ClearOS distro in the works that could be put on other phones, which could be interesting.
Otherwise I don't really see the advantage of them over a more established option that also has baked-in support like pure RedHat w/ (probably) wider support to put it on your own server, which has a longer track record of support as well.
The only really interesting/innovative thing I see is in ClearOS for mobile. I might be willing to pay for a more open OS that (per their description) also supports android apps. (I'm assuming they forked Android? Not sure)
[0] https://www.clear.store/