Ars TechnicaFairphone is coming to America
Fairphone teams up with the developer of the /e/ Android fork to enable US sales.
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Wonder of ScienceThe view from the surface of a Comet, an alien landscape captured by the Rosetta spacecraft during its visit to Comet 67P.
Credit: ESA/Rosetta/ @Landru79
Further reading: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180426.html
GrapheneOSGrapheneOS version 2023070500 released: https://grapheneos.org/releases#2023070500.
See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release.
Forum discussion thread:
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/5965-grapheneos-version-2023070500-released
Nick @ The Linux ExperimentOn the surface, the current #Linux distribution model (where distros package everything, from the kernel to the apps) seems fine.
But it's pretty broken, and it's holding the Linux desktop back, which is why distributions like #Ubuntu or #Fedora (and a lot more), are moving away from it, and replacing packages with Snaps and Flatpaks for graphical applications.
Here's my opinion on this, trying to explain why exactly this change needs to happen:
The LINUX DISTRO model is BROKEN
GrapheneOS includes our auto-reboot feature to automatically get data back at rest so that it's not obtainable even if the device is exploited. Can set this to a much lower value than the default 72 hours. 12 hours won't cause inconveniences for most users, but you can go lower.
@tkk13909 @gnuplusmatt Here is what CalyxOS states about updates after Google drops support: https://calyxos.org/news/2023/06/08/not-june-security-update/
@tkk13909 @gnuplusmatt I haven’t really looked into LineageOS or CalyxOS to be able to say, but I believe that CalyxOS isn’t affected by Google’s end of life support (but don’t quote me on that). I just mentioned that because some people are concerned about it. However, I’ve owned stock Android phones in the past that rarely received updates, and the precautions you’re currently taking do help quite a bit.
@tkk13909 @gnuplusmatt I understand, Pixel 6&7 are quite a bit larger.
What were you looking to do with the Pixel? I ask only because certain operating systems such as GrapheneOS only support the device for as long as Google does and the Pixel 5 is quickly nearing its end of life support.
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@tkk13909 @gnuplusmatt Unfortunately, that is the challenge when going through a site like eBay for this kind of a purchase. I generally stick with a big box store for purchasing unlocked phones because it reduces my risk.