[clue] Linux phones?

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I've given a little bit of thought to flashing my phone with Cyanogen... 

http://www.cyanogenmod.org/ 

...just because I'd like to have more control over it & to remove some of the pre-loaded *CRAP* that the carrier doesn't let you uninstall. 

Not sure if I'm feeling that brave though - I've flashed several wireless routers with open-source firmware, had one or two that ended up "bricked". Replacing a wireless router is pretty cheap & easy - replacing my phone (which is still under contract) would be a bit more of a PITA. 

I don't know if that exactly qualifies as a "Linux phone" for the purpose of this discussion (although it is a modified form of Android), but I thought I'd mention it, since no one else has brought it up. 

T. 

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From: "Sean LeBlanc" <seanleblanc at comcast.net> 
To: clue at cluedenver.org 
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2015 3:33:51 PM 
Subject: Re: [clue] Linux phones? 

For some context, I've been searching around for reviews/opinions from time to time (ever since I heard about Canonical's plans to release their "Ubuntu phone"). Recently, I ran across this: 

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2953812/operating-systems/kde-unveils-plasma-mobile-a-free-and-open-linux-os-for-phones.html 

The idea of also being able to also support Android apps seems to be an interesting one (I imagine at some point Docker could go on these things, if it isn't being done already, and support Android in a container?). But navigating the byzantine world (in the U.S., anyway) of plans, providers, unlocking, etc...can be a bit daunting, I guess, and I don't really have the time these days for being a full-blown hobbyist smart phone user, although I would like to do more tinkering outside the realm of ios, so I'm thinking about jumping to Linux and/or Android... 

I don't have that much of a problem doing most things Linux, but heck, even figuring out if a given iphone was supported by the vendor I wanted to use (flat fee being big draw for me - straight talk) was something that took a while, and I eventually gave up on, and stayed with my current iphone because reports on whether it would work with straight talk at the time was unclear. 

I guess the device and its software isn't the only part about people's experiences I'm wondering about, although that's important, too. I'd like to know what providers and plans are and how they panned out. 


Who knows, maybe someone out there has one and wants to turn it into a talk for CLUE? ;) 

Cheers, 


On 9/5/15 11:39 AM, Bernardo Velloso Trindade wrote: 





I've been curious about this as well. I haven't been able to find many resources that had the information I want. I think the main reason I've had so much trouble researching this is that Android uses the Linux Kernel. So everything I search for to find Linux phones gives me results about android. The best resource I've found is the XDA forum ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/ ). People have tried installing different distros on phones with varying levels of success. 





Hopefully that'll give you something to work with, and let me know if you find something interesting. 
On Sep 5, 2015 11:23 AM, "Sean LeBlanc" < seanleblanc at comcast.net > wrote: 

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