[kwlug-disc] PinePhone

[Doug Moen]

Here's a safety issue you should consider before carrying a charged Pinephone around in your pocket: https://xnux.eu/log/#017

On Thu, Oct 8, 2020, at 5:33 PM, Mikalai Birukou via kwlug-disc wrote:
> About PinePhone: https://www.pine64.org/pinephone/
> > I noticed you included a link to the Pinephone in the chat of
> > Monday's meeting. It looks life a very interesting device. If I
> > understand the features correctly, one could access linux
> > (presumably through a shell) by connecting a keyboard to it or
> > through ssh and its ethernet connection. Do you have any
> > experience with this, or care to express an opinion on it?
> 
> I haven't touched it. But all of that sounds very reasonable and 
> down-to-earth, hence, my own excitement, which I shared by sharing link :) .
> 
> Physical switches!
> 
> Multi-OS! I've also learned from them about https://postmarketos.org/ 
> which sounds cool, and I'll try that on my own dusting devices, when 
> time permits.
> 
> Once I have a hack for generic Android and v1 for desktops of our 3NWeb 
> client, I'll get this phone, and will be porting my code into it 
> (actually, it may just run, modulo phone-oriented approach to UI). 
> Seriously. Its similar processor as in their laptop, while I need a 
> phone anyway :) .
> 
> Other consideration. At $199 price point it may be possible to think 
> about delivering branded units with particular software on them. And it 
> may be a real business opportunity. It feels that $199 is not a charity 
> here, yet is reasonable.
> 
> 
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