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(non-Android) Linux phones aren't really ready for daily driving even for relatively advanced users - but it looks like we're gonna have to deal with it anyhow
Not sure I actually want a linux phone. Not sure I want a smart phone at all anymore.
I think digital convergence probably went as far as it needed then kept going. Not sure how we went from nokia candybars and palm pilots to having a an always on camera, microphone, location and wifi sensor controlled by foreign advertising companies in our pockets but I think I am over it.
We could build things with all that tech outside of those group's control. That's what brought you here to the Fediverse isn't it?
For example I like Smart Home stuff. I've got dozens of devices I can control through my phone or automations etc around my house. My lights even. But I only like it because I control it thanks to FOSS stuff like Home Assistant. It's local. Not reliant on external servers and works exactly how I like. If you bought cheap-o wifi gadgets that all rely on 20 different apps you'd have a really shitty experience and all your data harvested and your lights not turning on because whatever company shut down.
We can take control of phone tech in a similar way. Unfortunately I doubt we will as a whole but I think it may be possible for the more technically minded to carve out a small niche in the hellscape.
Yes, in a way it's like linux more than a decade ago. Kinda fun tbh, looking forward to giving it a try.
More like linux in the 90s
SailfishOS os daily drivable IMO.