I want to donate to a linux phone. I believe in linux and I want a linux phone. Maybe we can use one in very few years as a normal daily driver. It’s getting closer and closer every month.

I want to donate that we get there sooner. But which project? I’m following postmarket but I’m not sure if they are the most promising. What’s your stance on this? To which project would you give your money to accellerate it?

Edit: I don’t want to buy a phone. I want to support the phone os devs. Sorry for the bad wording.

  • Dehydrated@lemmy.world
    161·
    10 months ago

    If you want to support a Linux phone project, the PinePhone looks most promising. If you want an actual usable phone that runs open source software, offers great privacy and security, good (open source) app support and doesn’t come with ads, trackers or any other bloatware, get a Google Pixel and install GrapheneOS and F-Droid.

    • etenil@programming.dev
      5·
      10 months ago

      If you dont feel too happy about owning a Pixel phone; I would also suggest a Fairphone with CalyxOS as an alternative.

      • Dehydrated@lemmy.world
        14·
        10 months ago

        The GrapheneOS team has already absolutely dismanteled the Fairphone on Mastodon:

        Fairphone is an insecure device with substantially delayed privacy and security patches. It receives the Android Security Bulletin patches consistently 1 to 2 months late and receives the recommended patches years late. It has a broken, insecure verified boot implementation. They have also misled their users about support by claiming their devices will get 6 years of support when they can only provide 2-3 years of security patches. That is not a privacy first device at all.

        https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/110272102808113949

      • whoami@lemmygrad.ml
        1·
        10 months ago

        could always get a used pixel…don’t have to buy directly from google and recycle a phone that might have been thrown out otherwise