Luca Weiss @z3ntu@fosstodon.org

@gnome and KDE deepen their commitment to work together and unveil KNOME, a new desktop that brings users the best of both worlds:

https://knome.org

We are happy to resume the Plasma Mobile by @kde updates series.

This time, new applications, working rotation, performance improvements and several application updates.

Read more at: https://www.plasma-mobile.org/2020/03/13/Plasma-Mobile-Weekly-update-2020-week-11.html

#introductions : Hello Fosstodon!

Plasma Mobile is an open-source user interface for phones from @kde Community.

We will use this account to share updates, and stay in touch with our community!

Running Android apps on my #AlpineLinux laptop using #Anbox. I feel dirty now.

Coming soon on a postmarketOS phone near you!

Little tour of KnightOS for those unfamiliar: https://yukari.sr.ht/knightos.webm

A recent article on a big tech news site included this phrase:

"[...] Linux phones like the PinePhone, [...]are full of closed-source firmware from non-open components"

We'd like to clear the record: The #PinePhone has two blobs -- neither runs on the main SoC: One loaded to WiFi/BT module, other enclosed within the cell modem. In the modern world of tech, both blobs are unavoidable.

For an overview from someone with deep knowledge of both the PinePhone and Librem 5: https://tuxphones.com/yet-another-librem-5-and-pinephone-linux-smartphone-comparison/

I'll be presenting on the FOSDEM main stage about Linux on mobile together with Merlijn Wajer from Maemo Leste. If you can not make it, make sure to watch the livestream!

https://fosdem.org/2020/schedule/event/smartphones/
https://live.fosdem.org/watch/janson

Now that we're all rested from the holidays, time for you all to sign up for some fun activities: https://fosdem.org/2020/news/2019-12-31-call-for-volunteers/ Jokes aside, it would be literally impossible to make FOSDEM happen without all the wonderful people who volunteer, so thank you :) !

🎉

Wrote a blog post about experience of using the @kde #PlasmaMobile on @PINE64 #PinePhone as a daily driver.

https://blog.bshah.in/2019/12/20/plasma-mobile-as-daily-driver/

"Yet Another #Librem5 and #PinePhone Comparison" is an in-depth technical comparison of the two devices by #postmarketOS developer @martijnbraam

You can read it here: https://tuxphones.com/yet-another-librem-5-and-pinephone-linux-smartphone-comparison/ #linux

PinePhone review

https://drewdevault.com/2019/12/18/PinePhone-review.html

I will be going to FOSDEM. I also submitted some stuff for the schedule, but it remains to be seen if it'll be accepted...

postmarketOS // New postmarketOS build infrastructure is powered by sourcehut builds

https://postmarketos.org/blog/2019/12/14/new-build-infra/

I am holding a Pinephone! So far it seems really fucking nice

The form factor seems much more modern cell phone esque than the librem 5, and I like the internal switches for various peripherals. Still working on getting pmOS up and running for it.

Tomorrow we #DareToCare. Follow the hashtag and join the celebration🙌#WeAreFairphone

#TipTuesday Change is coming to the electronics industry. On the 27th of August #DareToCare #WeAreFairphone