Oliver Smith @ollieparanoid@fosstodon.org
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Loves hacking on Free Software. Mostly writes about @postmarketOS here.
Joined May 2021
Thanks, @Tay0!
Yeah it's hard to make a definitive list of names in the podcast if it changes so often. You tried, don't worry about it 😋
@calebccff ah too late for the poll. I'd have voted for the top one, I like that it's similar to the osk-sdl animation. But the other one isn't bad either.
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Got a chance to talk to Miles Alan about his amazing projects:
* (Early days of) #Sxmo
* framebufferphone: new UI
* Mepo: new map app for Sxmo, fbp, Phosh, possibly PlaMo & more
* Why he likes #zig and #oilshell
https://cast.postmarketos.org/episode/15-Interview-Miles-Alan-Sxmo-fbp-Mepo/
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It is refreshing and motivating to listen to @ollieparanoid reminding us of the "what" and the "why" of being involved with #linux on #mobile. It is easy to get lost in technicalities, bugs, performance issues, lack of applications and miss the point.
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Linux Mobile vs. The Social Dilemma
As FOSS on mobile community, let's do our part to fix the many negative effects of social media and its hostile design patterns. We could become the prime example of how to treat users with respect. To not only give them control over their phone, but also over their attention. From design choices in the operating systems and apps to the platforms we choose to communicate about development.
https://fosdem.org/2022/schedule/event/mobile_social_dilemma/
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#fosdem is starting soon!
We're excited to have so many great talks coming up in the FOSS on mobile devices devroom \o/
#mobilelinux #mobile #linux
https://fosdem.org/2022/schedule/track/foss_on_mobile_devices/
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Please join us in thanking Dalton Durst (UniversalSuperBox) for his work on
@ubports Ubuntu Touch, the #PinePhone and for all his contributions to the mobile Linux community.
Best of luck with future endeavors!
Fully agree, @linmob's website is an amazing resource for the whole scene! Thanks for putting them out so consistently and for all the effort you clearly spent on them.
I'm curious what the new name of LinBits will be 👀
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The 77th edition of my weekly collection of news about #LinuxPhones (@PINE64 #PinePhone, #PinePhonePro, @purism #Librem5 and such), #LinBits, is out!
https://linmob.net/linbits-77-weekly-linux-phone-news-week51-52/
The end of the year in Linux Phones, let's have a last LinBits: A new #Maui Shell for phones and tablets, #postmarketOS v21.12, #Mobian on the PinePhone Pro, #GTK 4.6.0, an app-list replacement prototype and more!
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New article! Covering the @shiftphones SHIFT6mq and what it means for the future of #Linux phones
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After 6 long months of waiting, #postmarketOS v21.12 is live! This release contains 8 more devices, bringing our total number supported in stable releases up to 23! This time also featuring #ttyescape, a way to "escape" to a tty with graphical keyboard when things go bad.
Get it now while it's still hot!
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TuxPhones is now on LiberaPay! By supporting us, you help us cover hosting expenses and support new content, while letting us maintain an entirely privacy-respecting experience for our users.
for anyone reading along, it's fixed now and binary packages should hit alpine edge soon: https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/merge_requests/28906
Randomly seeing this classic #vlc easter egg on my #pinephone put a big smile on my face this week 😁 Happy holidays to everyone! 🎅 🎁 ☃️
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In E12 of the podcast we mostly discuss what will be in the upcoming v21.12 release. Such as pre-built images for the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 in this super cute picture (CC-BY-SA-4.0 by Nikita Travkin, one of the hidden gems you can find while browsing through the wiki).
Topics include:
* Plasma Mobile Gear 21.12
* More GNOME 41, less forks
* TTYescape 0.2
* mobile-config-firefox 3.0.0
* New devices in community
* Mainlining OP6/SHIFT6mq/Fairphones
* pmbootstrap news
https://cast.postmarketos.org/episode/12-v2112-TTYescape-Mainline-OP6-SHIFT6mq-Fairphones-pmb/
@pebkac_show greatly enjoyed listening to previous episodes, and looking forward to a new one since your wrote this post. But most importantly I hope you're alright!
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Loves hacking on Free Software. Mostly writes about @postmarketOS here.
Joined May 2021
