On 07/12/2012 09:29 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Hello all/Bonjour à tous! > > Just acquired an older 3gS iPhone, used but needs to be re-registered > via iTunes. Should I consider using android, instead?
Thanks for asking here. I'd disagree with Stefan regarding this being off-topic. Trying to use any device with GNU/Linux is very much on-topic, which is the underlying question (since iTunes does not work in such an environment). I'd say yes, try avoiding Apple products, specially if you're trying to use free open source software (as GNU/Linux) elsewhere/with it. Android will play nicer with your GNU/Linux box. It's a losing battle to obtain *and maintain* compatibility or even basic functionality with such devices. A basic search online will support this. Apple will provide "security" updates to iTunes that will block your device once a method to make it work w/o Windows/MacOSX is publicized - you *will* attempt at some point in the future to apply such updates from Windows or MacOSX against all advice. :) You'll also be advertising your support for Apple and its anti-freedom practices everytime you use it in public. It's business as usual, not my personal "this is evil" opinion. I can talk forever about the implications but I won't bore subscribers in the list. Ultimately your ethical/technical/political (yes, even political) choices are yours. If you can't go without an iPhone/ipod/ipad for some reason, go for it, try it for a few weeks. If anything, you'll end up a better informed person as a result. > I have a year remaining on a Fido contract linked to an LG flip phone > that's not a smart phone. > So I'm thinking of not switching the SIM card (does Fido care?), but > using the iPhone with WiFi, only. Any phone would need to be SIM-unlocked (unless it comes from the same company). Fido won't care, the original provider of the phone will. If the phone was originally bought with Fido/Rogers, it should work without unlocking. Mind you, the previous owner will probably have unlocked it already. > > Yes, there's an app for the iPhone for Ile Sans Fils > (http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/id363223622). > Is there one for Open Source? - > http://octade.virtuelnet.com/ilesansfil but it's not working right now. > Even using free open source software on the iPhone has its limitations and hurdles. As I mentioned before, it's a losing battle, and in my opinion, a complete waste of time. You will also find that the chances your local GNU/Linux developer / enthusiast / professional has contributed bug reports/documentation to fixing/hacking Android software is a bit higher given both communities intersections. Cheers, Fabian Rodriguez http://fsf.magicfab.ca
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