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Re:Richard Stallman – The state of the Free Software movement by fsflover on Monday April 18, 2022 @03:23AM (#31068232)
> What about Linux (Android) being used as the prime spyware vector

To deal with that, consider using GNU/Linux phone Librem 5 recommended by the FSF: https://www.fsf.org/givingguide.

> and Linux being used for cloud lock-in

What do you want to discuss here? There is always a possibility to use tools for the evil. Non-free software is used for that, too (much more).

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Re:Richard Stallman – The state of the Free Software movement by jdbernard on Monday April 18, 2022 @07:52AM (#31069526)
I've been waiting for my Librem 5 (that I paid for) for four years...
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Re:Richard Stallman – The state of the Free Software movement by fsflover on Monday April 18, 2022 @10:26AM (#31071083)
Same here. However they do have a good reason for that now: https://forums.puri.sm/t/i-mx-8m-quad-availability-and-price....
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Re:Richard Stallman – The state of the Free Software movement by jdbernard on Monday April 18, 2022 @03:47PM (#31075513)
Right, and I'm actually still OK with it. This was always a "it would be really nice if this was a thing" play on my end. Just calling out that it's not really the option that the parent post implied.
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Re:Richard Stallman – The state of the Free Software movement by fsflover on Monday April 18, 2022 @05:12PM (#31076616)
It's not an option to immediately use the phone, but it's an option to support the change.
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