Matias Jose Seco Baccanelli <[email protected]> writes:
> Good January Guixers! > I write you regarding a curiosity related to the mobile arena. > I was trying to discover an overview of the present requirements to > achieve a Guix System version for smartphones, so i was wondering if > the following were the main points needed for: > > a) Hardware: > - ARM architecture (i suppose also Risc-V will be popular) Guix does support ARM, but the majority of users are X86_64, so that's where the best guix support likely is. Perhaps someone using guix on Arm can comment here. > - Open Source firmware for included components (Wifi, Modem, GPS,..)* > *if there are firmware blobs, they can be considered safe once they're > properly isolated ? Guix is a free software distribution. It will not distribute non-free components. These things may be considered safe, but guix will not ship any non-free firmware blobs. > > b) Software Stack: > - reading PureOS experience, they were able to integrate > existing software which runs fine on both Desktop and Mobile formats > - KDE Neon ? > > As you can see, my main question is about a big-picture on having the > chance to run Guix System with GNU/Linux mobile libre-apps/tools on > top. It's certainly possible to use guix system on a mobile phone. Has anyone done it yet? > > Cheers, > have a happy hacking, > Matias > -- Joshua Branson (joshuaBPMan in #guix) Sent from Emacs and Gnus https://gnucode.me https://video.hardlimit.com/accounts/joshua_branson/video-channels https://propernaming.org "You can have whatever you want, as long as you help enough other people get what they want." - Zig Ziglar
