Linux asking your age during install?

California’s new law could impact distros and privacy practices. @jp_bennett and team explain.

Watch: https://youtu.be/hKK3w2Ic3Ls
Club TWiT: https://twit.tv/shows/untitled-linux-show/episodes/244

@TWiT @jp_bennett @RobCampbell Thanks for touching on #LinuxMobile in this episode.

> [01:25:24]: getting ridiculous out there, the whole smartphone debacle we have going on. If someone could make a full-functioning Linux smartphone, I think it's getting to the point where I would pay maybe some serious money for it. I'd be willing to pay the premium dollars just make it work, get a phone on there.

Please check out the #FLX1s from @furilabs It's the most user-friendly option for #MobileLinux currently and stuff just works out of the box, including camera, phone calls, flatpaks, Android apps, etc. The specs are decent and the price is $499 atm.

#FuriOS #phosh #Droidian #FOSS #FreedomLadder #Linux #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

@opensourceopenmind The downside of this phone AFAIK is that you will be stuck with the old Linux kernel for the rest of the device's life.

@joe9nf Yeah, but for nontechy folk who need a good OotB experience right now, even that's a great step up the #freedomladder, especially as the #phosh UI on it looks almost the same as on mainline projects using it. So when/if they decide to step up the ladder to a mainline project like #postmarketOS, #PureOS or #Mobian, the migration will be easier compared to migrating from iOS/Android because of same UI/DE, flatpaks, waydroid, etc.

Personally, I'm using postmarketOS on a #Librem5 and almost everything important works, but I'm not sure I'd recommend to someone who is not already comfortable with #desktopLinux and a #FOSS-only ecosystem.

@opensourceopenmind

The good thing is that podcasts touch on it at all 😃 That was a whole lot different a while back and from demoing @phosh to people at booths from @ev we can say that people are usually impressed how far along things are and many say they could live with a limitation here and there. Key is to pick the right device 📱 . It's a bit like early Linux support for Laptops/PCs where you also had to pick your hardware wisely.

@TWiT @jp_bennett @RobCampbell @furilabs