On Tuesday, 3 August 2021 11:12:58 CEST H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote: > Hi, > I just came across this post (in German): > https://www.mikrocontroller.net/topic/522691
My German is far from sufficient to appreciate this post, and my knowledge of Norwegian doesn't make it convenient enough to really digest the content, but it sounds like the idea is to retread the path that various projects have taken over the years, providing classic mobile functionality (without "app" stores and browsers) on a Linux platform. Testing my browser history yielded these projects: http://www.davidhunt.ie/piphone-a-raspberry-pi-based-smartphone/ https://www.crowdsupply.com/arsenijs/zerophone https://zerophone.github.io/newsletter/ I know that the ZeroPhone creator was following this list at one point, so maybe he has some perspectives on this kind of thing. Although I was skeptical about the ZeroPhone to start with, I was looking forward to seeing the end result. I still think that these projects are a nice idea, but the economics are awkward if not prohibitive, and the compromises that arise from using off- the-shelf boards risk making the resulting devices fairly unattractive. Also, I think the software issues are hugely underestimated, particularly when Linux is brought in as some kind of solution when it is merely a starting point, often for a long and punishing process of developing the necessary functionality to make such products viable, as I am sure Nikolaus will agree, given that we have discussed this elsewhere often enough! Paul _______________________________________________ Community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goldelico.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/community http://www.tinkerphones.org
