Hi Kurtis, Technoethical sounds interesting but if the original device was not ethical (I don't know about Samsungs record) the refurbished device would hardly be ethical either ? I am thinking of the device rather than the software / OS
Sent from my iPad > On 18 Jul 2017, at 21:55, Kurtis Hanna <[email protected]> wrote: > > I wanted to mention that, when it comes to figuring out what phone has > the least environmental / social injustice impact, it is sometimes > better to buy used and refurbished devices than it is to buy Fairphone > type devices. > > New phones that use recycled and ethically sourced materials are great! > > Preventing a phone from needing to be recycled because it has a well > maintained LineageOS or Replicant ROM is also great and potentially greater! > > Free software helps our society move away from the planned obsolescence > strategy of proprietary software companies. > > I use a Samsung Galaxy S3 phone that I refurbished, as a member of > Technoethical.com. It now sports a ROM from https://replicant.us that > has regular security and other updates to it. I'm looking to switch to a > Technoethical Note 2 soon. > > Cordially, > kurtis > > Max Mehl: >> Hi Padraig, >> >> # Decarraig [2017-07-17 20:51 +0200]: >>> I have been following various discussions on [email protected] >>> and I am wondering if FSFE has any policy on ethical issues with >>> mobile phones e.g. Conflict mining, cobalt mining etc ? >> >> No, to my knowledge, we don't have a policy on that. But if we had, it >> would probably be "The more ethical, the better". >> We are experts when it comes to ethical software, but I doubt we have >> enough expertise to evaluate the many granular issues of certain >> minerals and the often dubious circumstances in which they are produced >> – not to speak of the labour conditions in which mobile phones are >> manufactured. This is a field large and complicated enough for dozens of >> NGOs. >> >> However, many of us appreciate initiatives like Fairphone, and we will >> continue to help them to improve the freedom of their software (and >> users). >> >> Best, >> Max >> > _______________________________________________ > Discussion mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
