Hey everybody!
I'm really happy right now because my plan to free my smartphone worked!!
I had an galaxy s4 and decided to sell it and buy a galaxy s2 instead.
When i finally got it, i installed replicant on it - it was very easy!!
Actually i imagined the whole process to be a lot more time consuming and
complicated; i encourage everybody to do the same thing, it's just such an
awesome feeling.
Can't tell how much it bothered me that all this proprietary shit was running
on my device and i wasn't even allowed to remove certain applications; that's
over now!
and i feel very... privileged I would say. Like, i'm one of very few people
that own a phone with an 100% free operating system; a phone that doesn't
treat my like dirt, as least when it comes to the OS.
It's true, running a phone with a free os means sacrificing a lot more
functionality than running a freed pc;
but honestly, do i really need all this stuff?
Replicant looks really nice, feels stable and smooth and i can do a lot with
it, like navigation (OsmAnd), making voip calls (webrtc), browse the internet
(even with tor), check the weather...
As soon as i got my owncloud running again, i think things will be quite
convenient.
Next problem is my tablet... a lot more difficult than my phone. Currently
i'm wondering if i really need this device or if a galaxy tab 2 with
replicant would be acceptable for me.
It's kind of hard... no videos whatsoever, slow 2d graphics...
a tablet with cyanogenmod is another option, but i think the non-free
components would just bother me too much. I just know that i can't accept the
current situation... i don't even have root access for this device and the
google play store is running all the time!
I like watching anime really much, and well, in fullhd that's just awesome...
But i really wonder whether i need this on my tablet so bad.
Anyway, if you think about freeing your phone, just do it!
It feels GREAT!
