buyeuropean·Buy EuropeanbySunshine Sailfish Weather is now open sourced!https://techhub.social/@jolla/115146085028346293Open linkView original on piefed.ca68Comments9
wwarmaster lemmy.world7Hide 7 repliesThey should open source their entire OS for them to become a real Android alternative.21
alecsargent replylemmy.zipThey have an infographic showing what part is FLOSS and which isn't somewhere in their site. https://sailfishos.org/info/10
SSquizzy replylemmy.worldSeems like just apps and UI are not, which judging by the post is something they are working on. The hardware and android pieces I would guess are less in their control unless they were to create their own compatibility layers?6
AAntti replysopuli.xyz2Hide 2 repliesCould you tell me that would change things? As most of it is already open source, how could it suddenly make it even better alternative with everything open sourced?2
wwarmaster replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyIn the same ways Linux is a better alternative to Windows for me. If that's not the case for you, then no amount of explanation will change your POV.2
AAntti replysopuli.xyzAh you meant personal point of view. I understood that you meant from general point of view. My bad1
They should open source their entire OS for them to become a real Android alternative.
What part isn't? I though it already was.
They have an infographic showing what part is FLOSS and which isn't somewhere in their site.
https://sailfishos.org/info/
Seems like just apps and UI are not, which judging by the post is something they are working on.
The hardware and android pieces I would guess are less in their control unless they were to create their own compatibility layers?
https://wiki.merproject.org/wiki/SailfishOSS
Could you tell me that would change things? As most of it is already open source, how could it suddenly make it even better alternative with everything open sourced?
In the same ways Linux is a better alternative to Windows for me. If that's not the case for you, then no amount of explanation will change your POV.
Ah you meant personal point of view. I understood that you meant from general point of view. My bad
Sailfish: Sorry, not available in your country (Ukraine)
Me: ookey