Playing with the Pinephone (Linux! Computer? Or Phone? - Rob Braxman Tech
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Date: 2022-03-20
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David
Even at the time of this update--at the time of this writing--February 2021--GNU/Linux on an actual - tablet - of much of - any - type--pine-based, RPi-based, x86-based, etc, JUST ISN'T READY.
WHY?
Because: 1) touch-screen functionality--even with Plasma or Gnome3--is - buggy -, necessitating the carrying of a keyboard anyhow.
2) while GUIs are pretty far along (KDE-Plasma, Gnome, MATE, et al, the - applications - are still largely desktop-oriented. So their window-size doesn't fit right, and they may not respond to touch commands.
Many of GNU/Linux's 15, 000 + graphical apps would need serious recoding.
3) A HUGE NUMBER OF TABLET MODELS OF ANY SORT (ARM, x86, etc) LACK A WORKING USB AND/OR WORKING OTG.
At the time of writing, one is better
off just going with a lightweight
notebook computer where comes to
running GNU/Linux.
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Even at the time of this update--at the time of this writing--February 2021--GNU/Linux on an actual - tablet - of much of - any - type--pine-based, RPi-based, x86-based, etc, JUST ISN'T READY.
WHY?
Because: 1) touch-screen functionality--even with Plasma or Gnome3--is - buggy -, necessitating the carrying of a keyboard anyhow.
2) while GUIs are pretty far along (KDE-Plasma, Gnome, MATE, et al, the - applications - are still largely desktop-oriented. So their window-size doesn't fit right, and they may not respond to touch commands.
Many of GNU/Linux's 15, 000 + graphical apps would need serious recoding.
3) A HUGE NUMBER OF TABLET MODELS OF ANY SORT (ARM, x86, etc) LACK A WORKING USB AND/OR WORKING OTG.
At the time of writing, one is better
off just going with a lightweight
notebook computer where comes to
running GNU/Linux.
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jpwheeilng2000
How Complicated, why do I want to Write Programs, as a Smart Dude as yourself, sure No Problem, you came OUT with allot more Neurons Working in That Head of Yours, Let me see, Like Einstein, just go ahead and show us your Programs you have in that Head. For the Rest of us, I don't think so. Yes I want a secure Phone, on my Vacations, I use my Phone for Navigation, yes, I'm a small town Person, who lives in a Small Town, when I Travel, as this Famous Movie can Explain, Restless in Seattle, Watch it, if you Haven't, It's a Classic. I'm Fearing No More Classics, Rob, thats Gone, I see Socialism trying Its best to become Reality, More Control, as your Discovering and Telling US. Your Two Phones, Awesome, I want, what I don't want is to Learn Programing, Excellent Video.
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How Complicated, why do I want to Write Programs, as a Smart Dude as yourself, sure No Problem, you came OUT with allot more Neurons Working in That Head of Yours, Let me see, Like Einstein, just go ahead and show us your Programs you have in that Head. For the Rest of us, I don't think so. Yes I want a secure Phone, on my Vacations, I use my Phone for Navigation, yes, I'm a small town Person, who lives in a Small Town, when I Travel, as this Famous Movie can Explain, Restless in Seattle, Watch it, if you Haven't, It's a Classic. I'm Fearing No More Classics, Rob, thats Gone, I see Socialism trying Its best to become Reality, More Control, as your Discovering and Telling US. Your Two Phones, Awesome, I want, what I don't want is to Learn Programing, Excellent Video.
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Richard
I really like your videos. I-m sure you-re aware Linux is only a kernel so Android is as real a Linux as are the desktop/laptop distributions. Some refer to the Linux Unix-like distributions as GNU/Linux, while not entirely accurate still makes much more sense than -real Linux. - The other comment I would like to make is, if it-s all about the security, why so big on Linux distros over OpenBSD? I would think you would be all about figuring ways to make OpenBSD more useful to more people. It would be hard to argue that Linux is anywhere as near as secure as OpenBSD. Yes, OpenBSD is not as -cool- as Linux, but still. Jeepers.
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I really like your videos. I-m sure you-re aware Linux is only a kernel so Android is as real a Linux as are the desktop/laptop distributions. Some refer to the Linux Unix-like distributions as GNU/Linux, while not entirely accurate still makes much more sense than -real Linux. - The other comment I would like to make is, if it-s all about the security, why so big on Linux distros over OpenBSD? I would think you would be all about figuring ways to make OpenBSD more useful to more people. It would be hard to argue that Linux is anywhere as near as secure as OpenBSD. Yes, OpenBSD is not as -cool- as Linux, but still. Jeepers.
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sp452
thanks for your work,
intrested to see how to run/execute programs on different programming languages, Java(JDK, JRE, Python, JavaScript, NodeJS, Go etc on this Linux Phone
also features with UI, like simple JavaFX or Swing app for Java
Also intresed conectivity for USB devices, USB hub, HID USB, it's also work or in development.
WIFI with access point mode etc
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thanks for your work,
intrested to see how to run/execute programs on different programming languages, Java(JDK, JRE, Python, JavaScript, NodeJS, Go etc on this Linux Phone
also features with UI, like simple JavaFX or Swing app for Java
Also intresed conectivity for USB devices, USB hub, HID USB, it's also work or in development.
WIFI with access point mode etc
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logan
Rob Braxman Tech: -turns on red light-
light: -is orange-
ya the pinephone is pretty cool.
i have one myself. i run arch btw: )
there is also a project called GloDroid that you might be interested in checking out.
also i can kind of get the camera to work
mpv /dev/video1
will display the back camera but rotate 90' and with some lag to it.
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Rob Braxman Tech: -turns on red light-
light: -is orange-
ya the pinephone is pretty cool.
i have one myself. i run arch btw: )
there is also a project called GloDroid that you might be interested in checking out.
also i can kind of get the camera to work
mpv /dev/video1
will display the back camera but rotate 90' and with some lag to it.
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C. J.
Linux phones have many years in development to be able to come anywhere near close to Android or iOS. unless, an investor[s] brings in a very large team (100s, 1000s) of dedicated (paid) people to develop GUI interfacing to do what you did in syntax to accomplish the same tasks and have the look and feel of what Google and Apple have accomplished.
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Linux phones have many years in development to be able to come anywhere near close to Android or iOS. unless, an investor[s] brings in a very large team (100s, 1000s) of dedicated (paid) people to develop GUI interfacing to do what you did in syntax to accomplish the same tasks and have the look and feel of what Google and Apple have accomplished.
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Robert
I feel like the only kindergartner at this university. I am oddly drawn to the material though and am in awe of this expertise. I do appreciate the need to protect personal privacy and none of us should feel like our interests are going to be automatically respected. -The awareness of our own strength makes us modest-. Paul Cezanne
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I feel like the only kindergartner at this university. I am oddly drawn to the material though and am in awe of this expertise. I do appreciate the need to protect personal privacy and none of us should feel like our interests are going to be automatically respected. -The awareness of our own strength makes us modest-. Paul Cezanne
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BattleAngelFan
Okay. I haven't seen the whole video yet, but I need to see more videos get one thing out of the way before they focus on everything else. Do the cellular voice calls work? I still don't know! And I've watched several videos about this phone! I know it runs linux. Does the damn phone make calls.
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Okay. I haven't seen the whole video yet, but I need to see more videos get one thing out of the way before they focus on everything else. Do the cellular voice calls work? I still don't know! And I've watched several videos about this phone! I know it runs linux. Does the damn phone make calls.
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Primus
I'm sure phone companies already knew this, they just couldn't release the phones out in public to replace PC.
But here we have a very good man showing us that 2020 linux smartphones are powerful. Thank you.
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I'm sure phone companies already knew this, they just couldn't release the phones out in public to replace PC.
But here we have a very good man showing us that 2020 linux smartphones are powerful. Thank you.
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Benadol
Interesting review indeed. Thanks for sharing your opening views about this Linux mobile device. it seems to be this one comes up with a big loaf of bread for linux developers. Cheers from Chile
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Interesting review indeed. Thanks for sharing your opening views about this Linux mobile device. it seems to be this one comes up with a big loaf of bread for linux developers. Cheers from Chile
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