I think most software like this grows to a certain size and then they need the telemetry to identify issues. There's so many hardware configurations and most people don't submit bug reports or opt into their configuration being shared. It's not an inherently bad thing, just some companies are taking more than they need.
Windows telemetry started with Windows 10. Windows 7 was the most stable Windows ever and hardware configurations were just as plentiful. Sure, the data helps but it's hardly mandatory.
Nah, we will never have a GOOD Linux-phone. And if, it's most likely NOT without tracking and whatnot.
Why should any company put money into a thing they can't control after sale?
Sadly so, i might add.
Great. And the rest of the phone? And the adaption of the OS? The dev of all needed apps? And the marketing? And the legal stuff? And the tech-support? And the overall financing?
And how shall it be able to compete with being OSS as its only distinctive feature?
Desktop linux doesn't have any of this. And one day we'll get real linux on phones too (with full featured support).
Canonical Ubuntu does or at least did though. Caused a shitstorm years ago despite it being opt-in back then. I don't know how they do it nowadays.
KDE also has opt-in usage tracking but I trust that project enough to believe it's really only for improving the software.
I think most software like this grows to a certain size and then they need the telemetry to identify issues. There's so many hardware configurations and most people don't submit bug reports or opt into their configuration being shared. It's not an inherently bad thing, just some companies are taking more than they need.
Windows telemetry started with Windows 10. Windows 7 was the most stable Windows ever and hardware configurations were just as plentiful. Sure, the data helps but it's hardly mandatory.
Nah, we will never have a GOOD Linux-phone. And if, it's most likely NOT without tracking and whatnot. Why should any company put money into a thing they can't control after sale? Sadly so, i might add.
You mean like the Linux kernel?
You understand that it's not just about the software, right? Don't you think there's a reason there still isn't any?
Are you aware oft open source CPU cores?
Great. And the rest of the phone? And the adaption of the OS? The dev of all needed apps? And the marketing? And the legal stuff? And the tech-support? And the overall financing? And how shall it be able to compete with being OSS as its only distinctive feature?
I'd love to have one but it won't happen.
Basically the same approach
If it's that simple, where is it? Where's a prototype? A PoC at least?
Why do you call the approach simple? Have you done open source development? Maybe touch some grass.
https://hackaday.com/2022/09/10/the-open-source-rotary-cell-phone-two-years-later/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_mobile_phones