OQB: @weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works
Six years ago the entire Linux enthusiast space was super excited for the PinePhone, then everything fell apart. What went wrong? Was PINE64’s favoritism towards Manjaro the sole issue or were there other problems?
@weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works
I’d bet it was the hardware specs, that’s what it was for me, I took one look at the specs and immediately moved on. Clearly, others were thinking the same.
I can deal with immature buggy software, software can always be freely updated. But subpar, underspecced hardware can only be fixed with buying more or different hardware
No linux phone will succeed for as long as they keep making them with shit specs
The Liberux NEXX seems promising - if it will make it to production
Yea, it’s got a good foundation and their campaign intro statement basically nails the hardware issue observed from past attempts, they just gotta make it to shelves lol
Fuck I hope they make it to production LMAO
This is what makes me distrustful. Will? Just publish what you have. Start open, not “eventually open”. What if they decide “nah, we actually don’t want to opensource it”? Then that money donated towards an opensource phone is down the drain or just into some grifter’s pockets.
Anti Commercial-AI license
There was pinephone pro. I had one but lost it when I moved across the country. I loved it but unfortunately it wasn’t something that I could rely on because of a lack of proper deep sleep. Legit only had like 4 hours screenoff per charge and the lack of a usable camera was a bit of a bummer. I haven’t tried it in a few years now. I miss it despite its complete lack of practicality.