I might but one when and if they exist, but I've been burned by Kickstarter and early access games too many times to get excited about a crowdfunding attempt for mega expensive phones.
Yeah that's a pretty insane price. If they actually make it and it actually does everything they say I could see myself considering one. But I think it's unlikely. And I would want to read reviews and know what it was capable of before I shelled that out, I've used Ubuntu touch and it was just very bad compared to Android.
The FAQ has an entry for this that I just stumbled across:
Quote:
We dream of a world where technology (both SW and HW) is completely open, but at the moment, this is not entirely possible. Our goal is to contribute to progress in this line by publishing all our developments to support the community.
However, some components (such as the communications module or the CPU) do not have publicly available schematics and cannot be replicated. This prevents our device from being fully open source. Nevertheless, we are committed to publishing all our own development work and continuously seeking for components that respect user freedom without compromising usability.
Regarding the software, the entire operating system will be open source, and all LiberuxOS developments will be published. The installed software will also be open source. However, some parts of the firmware will remain closed, as some manufacturers do not release their code. Still, we will do our best to open more parts of our system over time.
I might but one when and if they exist, but I've been burned by Kickstarter and early access games too many times to get excited about a crowdfunding attempt for mega expensive phones.
Judging by the specs it's gonna have pretty hefty pricetag
1400 euro!
Daaaaaamnn
Yeah that's a pretty insane price. If they actually make it and it actually does everything they say I could see myself considering one. But I think it's unlikely. And I would want to read reviews and know what it was capable of before I shelled that out, I've used Ubuntu touch and it was just very bad compared to Android.
Send one to Jerryrigeverything haha
'mostly open source'? I'm intrigued....
The FAQ has an entry for this that I just stumbled across:
Quote:
We dream of a world where technology (both SW and HW) is completely open, but at the moment, this is not entirely possible. Our goal is to contribute to progress in this line by publishing all our developments to support the community.
However, some components (such as the communications module or the CPU) do not have publicly available schematics and cannot be replicated. This prevents our device from being fully open source. Nevertheless, we are committed to publishing all our own development work and continuously seeking for components that respect user freedom without compromising usability.
Regarding the software, the entire operating system will be open source, and all LiberuxOS developments will be published. The installed software will also be open source. However, some parts of the firmware will remain closed, as some manufacturers do not release their code. Still, we will do our best to open more parts of our system over time.
Upvote for being a European (EU) based product. Sadly, we are also in danger of slipping into totalitarism.
What's the battery life like? High power consumption has been one of the major issues with previous Linux phones.
Definitely gonna check this out.