Android ROM that looks interesting: /e/

h.ear.t

somewhere between the lines, Sat, 09 Feb 2019 14:44:33 +0100

Android ROM /e/

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Erik R

Sat, 09 Feb 2019 22:14:49 +0100

Let us know how it goes. After your last post on this topic I stumbled on /e/ and got very inspired. Any time soon I might give it a go on my FairPhone 2.

Olaf Wendt (Hz)

Sun, 10 Feb 2019 07:36:58 +0100

Ah, this one - finally you've found it

h.ear.t

Sun, 10 Feb 2019 12:53:07 +0100

Olaf Wendt (Hz)

Sun, 10 Feb 2019 20:40:03 +0100

That sounds like a plan - please keep us informed! I hope some kind person will add support for the nexus 5X some day because I reckon it won't work with their nexus 5 ROM in existence.

I've seen a bunch of Debian-related solutions on F-Droid lately, and counting. What are you using it for on your Oneplus One as of now? Is it just an addon, nice to have or does it provide crucial functionality?

h.ear.t

Sun, 10 Feb 2019 21:44:32 +0100 last edited: Sun, 10 Feb 2019 21:54:06 +0100

Olaf Wendt (Hz)

Sun, 10 Feb 2019 22:03:42 +0100

Ah okay, pandoc and rsync really resonate with me, that makes a whole lotta sense. As for LaTeX I guess phablet+ size is the absolute minimum; I once tried #Vim on a 5" display but nearly broke my thumbs. I don't even want to imagine how LaTex markup might wreck my finger joints

h.ear.t

Sun, 10 Feb 2019 22:10:42 +0100 last edited: Sun, 10 Feb 2019 22:12:42 +0100

Olaf Wendt (Hz)

Sun, 10 Feb 2019 22:20:55 +0100

But I bought a phone stand and a bluetooth keyboard.

I once felt tempted to do so but then decided such a 3 piece toolset would render the "mobile" in mobile cellphone kind of absurd. But this is only me, everyone has their own mode - hey, as long as it works...

h.ear.t

Sun, 10 Feb 2019 22:35:30 +0100

Erik R

Tue, 12 Feb 2019 21:42:00 +0100

I have established a working sync using syncthing and keep 3 computers up to date. Syncthing is available both on Jolla and on Android. The software I build i centered around syncthing as wel as GIT; stuff shall be saved in textfiles that can be mirrored over the network - not databases. I have the note-editor (Neville) and a time tracker (timeqx).

For Neville I am researching encryption and are working on a concept editor with 3 different algorithms in parallel - all most be cracked to get the secret. That will do for my passwords :) Still each encrypted file shall be possible to distribute using syncthing or GIT or mercurial scm/hg. I spent a long buss-ride making a working concept and designing the triple encryption setup.

By the way, I will steal the LUKS-concept with slotted passwords - you and the wife can share encrypted secrets and still have a personal password beside a hidden envelope with a printed password that opens all doors in case of amnesia or old age.

Debian on the phone sounds similar to the Jolla. The Jolla is a more Linux-ish phone os than Android. One can ssh to the phone and sudo to root (real root) using the built in development tools. No cracking or rooting. No Jolla-version of syncthing - one uses the general linux arm version. That is how I like a phone :)

I am interested in a Linux based tablet than a linux based phone right now. Quite desperately I need to have a piece of mind on the tablet.

In Sweden we are now sadly made our self dependent on Android or iPhone for things like parking the car, identifying your self and sharing money between individuals. Sadly there are no open source alternatives what so ever. I have the ideas of some few applications that need to be developed and challenge the oligopoly but perhaps that is a lost battle. How do I get a bank to invest in a new and unproven solution when there already is an established one. Then there is also the matter of spare time.

It is also sad that I need to use an US-designed phone to get around in EU while the EU-developed one fails to work in reality and works better in Russia and China. I'd prefer the Finish Jolla to Andoid any day.

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