If they wanted a secure phone OS that has access to a wide variety of applications without strings tied to "big corporations", then they should have just forked Android.
It's not that simple. Librem 5 is first of all about open hardware: the idea is that every component of the phone can operate without closed-source proprietary binary blobs. It's more about trust than security. Achieving this is becoming increasingly difficult: for example, the most recent laptop that fully supports open firmwares is a Thinkpad from 2009. For phones it's even worse (basically impossible)
Librem admittedly succeeded only partially in this feat: the GSM module for example is still closed. But
My main concern with all these phones is that they are freaking BIG. Especially the Librem 5, it's like a brick
I can't find any size specifications at all. Sure, it has a 5.7" screen but that doesn't give me width or height, or screen ratio, or bezel depth, or how thick the phone is.
I think I'm ok with a phone a bit larger than the one you're using but I hate the trend of making phones too big to fit safely in trouser front pockets.
For who? (Score:3, Informative)
Who is this for? Who is asking for this?
If they wanted a secure phone OS that has access to a wide variety of applications without strings tied to "big corporations", then they should have just forked Android.
Re: (Score:4, Interesting)
It's not that simple. Librem 5 is first of all about open hardware: the idea is that every component of the phone can operate without closed-source proprietary binary blobs. It's more about trust than security. Achieving this is becoming increasingly difficult: for example, the most recent laptop that fully supports open firmwares is a Thinkpad from 2009. For phones it's even worse (basically impossible)
Librem admittedly succeeded only partially in this feat: the GSM module for example is still closed. But
Re:For who? (Score:2)
My main concern with all these phones is that they are freaking BIG. Especially the Librem 5, it's like a brick
I can't find any size specifications at all. Sure, it has a 5.7" screen but that doesn't give me width or height, or screen ratio, or bezel depth, or how thick the phone is.
I think I'm ok with a phone a bit larger than the one you're using but I hate the trend of making phones too big to fit safely in trouser front pockets.