What prevents Linux from being installed on mobile devices?shadysus@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 65 points – 1 weeks agoAndroid phones for example42Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentI don’t know if you are deliberately missing the point ? You need a lot more than open source android to make a phone work.I didn’t miss the point. Maybe you’re conflating a distribution with an operating system. But, since you brought it up: LineageOS GrapheneOS Fire OS Many more… My point is that — at least in my eyes — open source is not synonymous with one single project. Do with that what you will.Edge cases How many phones support grapheme ?How many support LineageOS? Answer: a lot.I really shouldn’t feed the trolls, but eh, I’m learning a lot rebuking you, so maybe somebody else can benefit from your ignorance as well: GrapheneOS has official production support for the following devices: Pixel 9 Pro Fold (comet) Pixel 9 Pro XL (komodo) Pixel 9 Pro (caiman) Pixel 9 (tokay) Pixel 8a (akita) Pixel 8 Pro (husky) Pixel 8 (shiba) Pixel Fold (felix) Pixel Tablet (tangorpro) Pixel 7a (lynx) Pixel 7 Pro (cheetah) Pixel 7 (panther) Pixel 6a (bluejay) Pixel 6 Pro (raven) Pixel 6 (oriole) Source 😊😂1 more...1 more...1 more...1 more...
I don’t know if you are deliberately missing the point ? You need a lot more than open source android to make a phone work.I didn’t miss the point. Maybe you’re conflating a distribution with an operating system. But, since you brought it up: LineageOS GrapheneOS Fire OS Many more… My point is that — at least in my eyes — open source is not synonymous with one single project. Do with that what you will.Edge cases How many phones support grapheme ?How many support LineageOS? Answer: a lot.I really shouldn’t feed the trolls, but eh, I’m learning a lot rebuking you, so maybe somebody else can benefit from your ignorance as well: GrapheneOS has official production support for the following devices: Pixel 9 Pro Fold (comet) Pixel 9 Pro XL (komodo) Pixel 9 Pro (caiman) Pixel 9 (tokay) Pixel 8a (akita) Pixel 8 Pro (husky) Pixel 8 (shiba) Pixel Fold (felix) Pixel Tablet (tangorpro) Pixel 7a (lynx) Pixel 7 Pro (cheetah) Pixel 7 (panther) Pixel 6a (bluejay) Pixel 6 Pro (raven) Pixel 6 (oriole) Source 😊😂1 more...1 more...1 more...1 more...
I didn’t miss the point. Maybe you’re conflating a distribution with an operating system. But, since you brought it up: LineageOS GrapheneOS Fire OS Many more… My point is that — at least in my eyes — open source is not synonymous with one single project. Do with that what you will.Edge cases How many phones support grapheme ?How many support LineageOS? Answer: a lot.I really shouldn’t feed the trolls, but eh, I’m learning a lot rebuking you, so maybe somebody else can benefit from your ignorance as well: GrapheneOS has official production support for the following devices: Pixel 9 Pro Fold (comet) Pixel 9 Pro XL (komodo) Pixel 9 Pro (caiman) Pixel 9 (tokay) Pixel 8a (akita) Pixel 8 Pro (husky) Pixel 8 (shiba) Pixel Fold (felix) Pixel Tablet (tangorpro) Pixel 7a (lynx) Pixel 7 Pro (cheetah) Pixel 7 (panther) Pixel 6a (bluejay) Pixel 6 Pro (raven) Pixel 6 (oriole) Source 😊😂1 more...1 more...1 more...
Edge cases How many phones support grapheme ?How many support LineageOS? Answer: a lot.I really shouldn’t feed the trolls, but eh, I’m learning a lot rebuking you, so maybe somebody else can benefit from your ignorance as well: GrapheneOS has official production support for the following devices: Pixel 9 Pro Fold (comet) Pixel 9 Pro XL (komodo) Pixel 9 Pro (caiman) Pixel 9 (tokay) Pixel 8a (akita) Pixel 8 Pro (husky) Pixel 8 (shiba) Pixel Fold (felix) Pixel Tablet (tangorpro) Pixel 7a (lynx) Pixel 7 Pro (cheetah) Pixel 7 (panther) Pixel 6a (bluejay) Pixel 6 Pro (raven) Pixel 6 (oriole) Source 😊😂1 more...1 more...
I really shouldn’t feed the trolls, but eh, I’m learning a lot rebuking you, so maybe somebody else can benefit from your ignorance as well: GrapheneOS has official production support for the following devices: Pixel 9 Pro Fold (comet) Pixel 9 Pro XL (komodo) Pixel 9 Pro (caiman) Pixel 9 (tokay) Pixel 8a (akita) Pixel 8 Pro (husky) Pixel 8 (shiba) Pixel Fold (felix) Pixel Tablet (tangorpro) Pixel 7a (lynx) Pixel 7 Pro (cheetah) Pixel 7 (panther) Pixel 6a (bluejay) Pixel 6 Pro (raven) Pixel 6 (oriole) Source 😊😂1 more...
I don’t know if you are deliberately missing the point ?
You need a lot more than open source android to make a phone work.
I didn’t miss the point. Maybe you’re conflating a distribution with an operating system. But, since you brought it up:
My point is that — at least in my eyes — open source is not synonymous with one single project. Do with that what you will.
Edge cases
How many phones support grapheme ?
How many support LineageOS? Answer: a lot.
I really shouldn’t feed the trolls, but eh, I’m learning a lot rebuking you, so maybe somebody else can benefit from your ignorance as well:
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