Subj : Re: freedom phone
To   : Arelor
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Sun Aug 08 2021 11:00 am

-=> Arelor wrote to Nightfox <=-

Ar> What I miss is using common Linux / GNU Coreutils tools out of the box
Ar> for day to day management. In a "proper" Linux phone you could use
Ar> apt-get or sbotools to install a Strongswan package, use /etc/ethers
Ar> for setting arp entries, and Iptables for firewall rules.

Ar> There are ways to run proper Linux programs on Android, but they are
Ar> limited and feel much like running an emulator.

Ar> I am not sure common window managers are a great fit for small screens
Ar> myself. Big desktop environments seem to be bent into being usable on
Ar> mobile devices but I have never tried them on that environment.

Imagine finally being able to do the "docked phone as a desktop" deal
companies have tried selling for years. Make a clamshell with a monitor,
keyboard, trackpad, and just enough guts to run VNC, and VNC into your
phone, running a full Linux distro.

Or, VNC in from any old desktop and get a full environment that you can take
with you.


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