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The Discussion on Linux-based Phones.
Benefits:
- Hardware freedom.
- Perfect operating-system competition.
- Full utilization of specs.
- Phone lifespan raises to 10+ years.
- Less e-waste.
Linux Mobile Distros:
- Ubuntu Touch
- Sailfish
- FuriOS
- Postmarket OS
- Mobian
- Pure OS
- Plasma Mobile
- LuneOS
- Nemomobile
- Droidian
- Mobile NixOS
- ExpidusOS
- Maemo Leste
- Manjaro Arm
- Tizen
- WebOS
Linux Mobile Hardware:
- Fairphone 5
- Volla Phone
- PinePhone
- FLX1
- Librem 5
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Android is already the linux phone. It already exist, there is no need to recreate something that exist, it is much easier and more efficient to improve an already working base project.
Every android kernel takes Linux and makes it closed source when the code is included to make it work with the hardware.
And? Do you want a Linux phone or an open hardware phone. One might happen the other not in anything people would want to use.
not really sure what the argument is here, this is a problem about manufactures not publishing their source code for their drrivers and firmware,
having another linux based mobile os would do nothing to solve this issue.
furthermore i doubt grapheneOs would describe their kernel as closed source