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Re:Linux Touchpad Like MacBook Update: Touchpad Gestures Now... by BrazzVuvuzela on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @11:41AM (#29568300)
> Linux won.

But does it matter, when most of it is tivoized? What did we, the users, actually gain from all these linux kernels being inside locked down devices?

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Re:Linux Touchpad Like MacBook Update: Touchpad Gestures Now... by GhettoComputers on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @04:20PM (#29571774)
Good software. Are you going to argue that most people would be happier with GNU/Linux on their phone over android?
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Re:Linux Touchpad Like MacBook Update: Touchpad Gestures Now... by fsflover on Thursday December 16, 2021 @05:23AM (#29576847)
I would say that yes, in the long term. GNU/Linux on a phone does not have planned obsolescence and allows running desktop apps, connecting it to a screen and keyboard for desktop mode. I'm daily driving such phone (Pinephone). It's rough at the moment but getting good enough quickly.
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