Hello Dennisk!

** On Thursday 17.09.20 - 22:21, dennisk wrote to Tiny:

Most of the reason I haven't moved on, is because of
concerns about privacy and freedom. If I came across a
good open-software, privacy respecting phone you can
really tinker with, I would have had it by now.

How would the claim of open-source help? Does anyone REALLY
look and study such code and then tell the public if they
think something doesn't look right?

Would you be doing the mods and compiling yourself?



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Ogg wrote to All <=-

Hello Dennisk!

** On Thursday 17.09.20 - 22:21, dennisk wrote to Tiny:

Most of the reason I haven't moved on, is because of
concerns about privacy and freedom. If I came across a
good open-software, privacy respecting phone you can
really tinker with, I would have had it by now.

How would the claim of open-source help? Does anyone REALLY
look and study such code and then tell the public if they
think something doesn't look right?

Would you be doing the mods and compiling yourself?

It's more an objection to closed hardware/software, than any pragmatic concern.
I'm not fond of technological developments which disempower people by not allowing them to fully understand the technology that they have paid for and want to use, or use as they see fit. It's not good for individuals and its not good for society as a whole, as people are cut off more and more from being able to learn, develop and innovate.


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