The Ascend P1 I know for sure has an unlocked bootloader and mostly stock android installed. How would someone know if a modem is isolated or not? Sounds like a tough call finding an ideal target device :)
On 10/2/14, Paul Kocialkowski <[email protected]> wrote: > Le jeudi 02 octobre 2014 à 19:27 +0300, Allan Mwenda a écrit : >> It runs a TI OMAP 3 though,would TI OMAP 4 phones be good for >> consideration? Like Huawei had a couple >> http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4570&idPhone2=4409 >> http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5002&idPhone2=5003 > > Replicant support is not limited to a platform or a few platforms in > particular. It is simply a matter of how much can work with free > software. In the case of Exynos and OMAP, it is possible to have a fully > free system running without losing key functionalities of the device. > However, they are not equal when it comes to bootloader issues. > > The criteria we usually evaluate when evaluating a new target are first > based on how well the device can perform with free software and what can > be freed on the system part. Then come considerations about the > bootloader, the modem system (always proprietary) and firmwares (nearly > always proprietary). We also look at privacy/security matters, mainly by > looking at whether the device is known to have modem isolation issues. > > For more information on these, I recommend that you read: > http://www.replicant.us/freedom-privacy-security-issues.php > > -- > Paul Kocialkowski, Replicant developer > > Replicant is a fully free Android distribution > > Website: http://www.replicant.us/ > Redmine: http://redmine.replicant.us/ > _______________________________________________ Replicant mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osuosl.org/mailman/listinfo/replicant
