Rafael Pérez 🌱Dec 9

Out of the following operating systems, which one do you use the most, not at work, but in your free personal time?

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#poll #os #computing #fediverse

GNU Linux or UNIX
62.3%
MacOS
22.9%
Microsoft Windows
13.1%
Other, please comment.
1.7%
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Show threadOwen BeresfordDec 9

@rperezrosario I hope not too pedantic, but are you including phones?
...mostly driod linux kernel, some people with iphone (derived from NextSTEP project) kernel .

If you search the whole of london, there may be one exec using a windows phone.

Show threadDominikDec 10
@channelOwen @rperezrosario What about us Linux Phone weirdos? I heard there's dozens of us!
Show threadOwen BeresfordDec 10

@chrastecky
I had one in the past, but i needed to update the battery and it broke.

There is vast friction on services like whatsapp. My network doesn't live in the this little slender ivory tower, even if I do,

Show threadAshwin DixitDec 16

@channelOwen @chrastecky

What's the skinny on Linux phones?

I am in the market for a phone, and ready to jump out of the walled gardens of corporations, into the world of #DigitalSovereignty and #Privacy

Also, I have always wanted to say, "I have a kill switch."

Is it too much to plug in display/storage/keyboard/mouse into the phone and use it as an IDE for development?

Any recommendations? Thanks in advance! 😃

Show threadDominikDec 16

@purrperl @channelOwen SailfishOS is really a mobile OS, not a desktop reskinned as a phone. From what I've read it's also the only Linux phone OS that can be a daily driver unless your needs are very limited.

Getting your IDE to work is definitely possible, but there most likely aren't any ready made packages, you'd be on your own to compile it.

If you know Linux, you can do pretty much anything (I recently packaged Proton Bridge for SailfishOS, for example), it just might be a bit harder.

Show threadKing_DuckZDec 16
@chrastecky @purrperl @channelOwen like, Linux kernel, X11 or maybe Weston these days, a custom DE designed for touch screens, your usual directory structure and there you go, non-desktop gnu for your phone. Really it's the DE that makes all the difference. The rest is drivers (that may dictate the kernel's version) and specific kernel build settings
Show threadAshwin DixitDec 17

@duckz @chrastecky @channelOwen

As it happens, text=based GNU/Emacs is basically all I need. vim in a pinch.

No graphics-based UI, like Xemacs.

No need for touch screen features.

VS Codium is also a useful DE, though it's optional.

Show threadKing_DuckZDec 17
@purrperl @chrastecky @channelOwen mate if you're going to pull out your keyboard and Emacs each time you need to make a phone call, that's quite next level, but go for it I say! :)
Show threadOwen Beresford
@duckz @purrperl @chrastecky
Its Emacs there will a be a 6 finger chord to:
- a: answer call
- b: reject and SMS an apology
- c: somehow answer with number withheld
- d: print best time of day to call XYZ international number
Dec 17 at 1:23pmWeb
Show threadAshwin DixitDec 17

@channelOwen @duckz @chrastecky

Hahaha! I meant, no need for touch screen features, while I'm using the phone with peripherals plugged in, as a programmer.

For normal phone use, of course you need the touch screen. 🙂

Show threadKing_DuckZDec 17
@purrperl @channelOwen @chrastecky aww shame! I was really picturing you trying to decline a call with "I'm on the bus call you later" :D BT keyboard under your arm always paired for those really urgent calls you can't afford to miss!