Plasma Mobile Q's for the L5

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You might be interested in some of the info and opinions provided in random order in these posts, if you did not already read them:

Will Phosh remain the favorite mobile Linux interface?

I conducted a poll on the PINE64 forum back in August 2020 about what interface(s) people were using on the PinePhone. I was surprised by the large percentage of people who were using Phosh on the PinePhone: Which interface(s) do you use on the PinePhone? Interface Votes % of voters Phosh (postmarketOS, Mobian, Fedora, openSUSE, NixOS, Arch, Manjaro, Gentoo or PureOS) 26 70% Lomiri (Ubuntu Touch or Manjaro) 10 27% Plasma Mobile (postmarketOS, KDE Neon or Manjaro) 6 16% Hildon (Ma…

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Growing mobile Linux so other phone makers will adopt it

I think that Purism has already found the best model by trying to make a version of mobile Linux that needs the least independent development, and is closely tied to desktop Linux, where there are well-funded companies and big communities already doing the work. Canonical and Mozilla failed because they tried to create a mountain of siloed code without any outside help. There should be a strong niche market for people who are willing to pay a hefty premium for privacy and security which is use…

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Why I will be cancelling my Librem 5 preorder (different reasons from other users)

@Bum112, Let us know how your attempts to get a refund go. Considering that the crowdfunding started in August 2017 and most people who preordered aren’t expecting to get their phones until Q1 of 2022, I can understand why people would cancel their orders for the L5. However, I’m guessing that you want the community to discuss your points, so I’ll take a stab at it. I agree that Purism, PINE64 and Jolla are fighting a very uneven battle by trying to develop mobile Linux, when Google and Appl…