Observation about the GrapheneOS/Google Pixel smartphone platform and community

I hope more people switch to GNU/Linux phones as a result …

GNU/Linux phones certainly offer more Freedom from my perspective.

However, the typical GNU/Linux distribution is far from being secure. Most distributions put far too much trust on the openness of the code. That’s not saying that GNU/Linux can’t get there, but in terms security features of the OS, AOSP is far better. The issue with AOSP and/or Android is that it’s too tempting to install applications that you shouldn’t trust.

GrapheneOS people often accuse the other side of bad faith which does not increase my trust in them.

You underestimate how much they’ve been harassed. Amos is only one of several who have tried to push Purism/Librem5.

I guess they could make them more clear for bystanders…

It’s true. But I think it’s fair for them to expect the bystanders to try to understand the answers already provided. Amos might not be acting in bad faith, but I have found that his tendency is to accuse them of being wrong to try to get them to explain themselves more. That could be viewed as harassing and “bad faith”. He has annoyed me quite a few times with that approach ( as well as his “wall of text” quantity-is-better-than-quality discussion).

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