[TUHS] Re: The death of general purpose computers, was - AIX moved into maintainance mode

[segaloco via TUHS <tuhs@tuhs.org>]

To be completely honest, I'm considering just building myself a mobile using a single board computer with a small external display.  I've got one with 
a connector for cell touch displays right on the board.  Couple that with a USB-C power source and I've got my own mobile smart device.  Would be a little bulkier than say a traditional smart phone, and wouldn't have a phone number, but I don't care about either of those, I want the pocket computer part, not the banal communication people won't just have in person part.

- Matt G.

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On Friday, January 20th, 2023 at 5:30 AM, Liam Proven <lproven@gmail.com> wrote:


> On Thu, 19 Jan 2023 at 21:10, segaloco via TUHS tuhs@tuhs.org wrote:
> 
> > The idea that I can fully pay for and own a device and yet generally have to exploit some sort of security loophole or backdoor developer feature to actually use the device fully is completely asinine to me.
> 
> 
> I recently reviewed a Murena 1 that might tick some of your boxes:
> 
> https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/02/murena_e_foundation_phone_test/
> 
> De-Googled Android, sends nothing back to anyone, but can run off the
> shelf Android apps.
> 
> If even that is too much, then there are other options. I am
> considering buying a 2nd Planet Computers Gemini in order to run Jolla
> Sailfish on it.
> 
> I would also rather like some used Google Pixel or something that I
> could put Ubuntu Touch on. Work continues even though Canonical
> cancelled it 5 or 6 years ago, and it's getting there. I've seen in
> the flesh demos at the Ubuntu Summit here in Prague last November,
> including one version of UT running a newer version inside a VM, on a
> JingPad tablet.
> 
> Or PostmarketOS if you prefer a more DIY experience, perhaps on a
> FairPhone or a PinePhone.
> 
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