caleb on Nostr: on Halium/droidian/linux mobile really need to write a blog post about this but ...
on Halium/droidian/linux mobile
really need to write a blog post about this but summarising my thoughts for now:
* Droidian and other Halium based projects are not "Linux mobile", they do not embody the tenets implied by that category since they use a proprietary userspace.
* They shouldn't be carelessly compared with #postmarketOS/Mobian, they are much closer to Android in terms of tech stack/complexity/longevity
* Basically the WSL of #LinuxMobile
But, still good, still valuable for making your device more-free, and for the growing app ecosystem.
but i am slowly losing my mind every time i see someone describe a mediatek phone running a proprietary BSP as "real linux mobile" you are warping what little "brand recognition" this community has and it will reflect poorly on all of us when more light is shed on the underlying software stacks and long-term unmaintainable downstream hacks
really need to write a blog post about this but summarising my thoughts for now:
* Droidian and other Halium based projects are not "Linux mobile", they do not embody the tenets implied by that category since they use a proprietary userspace.
* They shouldn't be carelessly compared with #postmarketOS/Mobian, they are much closer to Android in terms of tech stack/complexity/longevity
* Basically the WSL of #LinuxMobile
But, still good, still valuable for making your device more-free, and for the growing app ecosystem.
but i am slowly losing my mind every time i see someone describe a mediatek phone running a proprietary BSP as "real linux mobile" you are warping what little "brand recognition" this community has and it will reflect poorly on all of us when more light is shed on the underlying software stacks and long-term unmaintainable downstream hacks