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Re:Keep Android Open by fsflover on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @10:41AM (#45747462)
> The Librem 5 is awfully outdated now

https://puri.sm/posts/the-danger-of-focusing-on-specs/

> doesn't have a good battery life

It's far from great but you can change the battery on the go. Look, you can't fight for anything without making any compromises.

Re:Keep Android Open by jraph on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @10:44AM (#45747507)
> you can fight for anything

I suppose your mean't you "can't".

I know, m'y life is full of compromises because of my various political opinions.

> https://puri.sm/posts/the-danger-of-focusing-on-specs/

I agree and I intend to keep my current phone at least ten years (and I hope it will be able to run Linux at some point, it's very close!), but the Librem was released with outdated specs and that was 5 years ago. It was released with outdated specs because then current hardware was not free software friendly. However, producing outdated hardware today is a huge environmental concern for me.

That current hardware is non-free software friendly is a huge concern as well, and both concerns go by hand: we are absolutely building huge piles of e-waste just because of proprietary / closed hardware.

Anyway; the Librem 5 has been a fantastic thing for the development of Linux mobile. We also won't go anywhere with phones such as the Librem 5 to make Linux mobile a reality for the general public.

Re:Keep Android Open by fsflover on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @11:24AM (#45748059)
Fair enough. See also: https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/docs/community-wiki/-/wikis/F...

> I suppose your mean't you "can't".

Thanks, yes, fixed.

Re:Keep Android Open by jraph on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @04:00PM (#45752261)
Interesting link, thanks for sharing!