Subj : Re: freedom phone
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : MRO
Date : Mon Aug 09 2021 03:43 am

 Re: Re: freedom phone
 By: poindexter FORTRAN to Arelor on 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.
>

i can vnc or teamviewer from my phone into my desktop easily.

what i want for my phone is a linux distro that also has apps for using the phone and txting.
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