Re:Google Is Forcing Me to Dump a Perfectly Good Phone
by rst on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @01:38PM
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That's the argument here, but as a defense of Google, it's a really bizarre argument. If a volunteer-run effort like LineageOS can manage to get recent AOSP Android (including all the hardware-dependent bits) running on a Pixel 3, what's Google's excuse?
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Re:Google Is Forcing Me to Dump a Perfectly Good Phone
by zozbot234 on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @02:45PM
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LineageOS does not provide real, production support for these devices. If a random binary blob turns out to have an unfixable security issue, this is likely not a showstopper for the typical LineageOS user: they can easily deploy workarounds, reassess their risk etc. Most users would want to rely on rather stricter support than that.
Re:Google Is Forcing Me to Dump a Perfectly Good Phone
by rst on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @01:33PM
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For every reported, exploitable bug in a firmware blob there are generally several in machine-independent core OS components. So, upgrading everything they easily can still has value -- and that's a lot.