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by muks 2833 days ago
It would take someone with reasonable technical skills to install LineageOS as it involves unlocking the phone's bootloader (depending on the choice of phone hardware), working around any anti-rollback features by flashing, flashing TWRP recovery, and then boot into TWRP and install LineageOS, GApps and Magisk (if you want root). But the OS once installed can be used by all. Take my non-technical cousin for example who looked at what I was doing and bought the same phone and made me put LineageOS on it and now uses it.

It isn't advice or suggestion BTW.. just my experience. :)
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mankash666 2833 days ago
Well beyond reason to assume something pedestrian for you - a developer - to be "reasonable skills" for the average Joe.

Do you build your own car? Or bike? Or home? Or even mattress? All of these can be done with reasonable skills, they aren't because you pay for a finished product, in most cases, for the economy to remain productive. No one ever said 'reinvent the wheel' for making progress.

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Dylan16807 2833 days ago
This entire post is a nitpick about a single word, with the intent perfectly clear, and you should be ashamed of that.

Just pretend it says "It would take a tech enthusiast to install [...] but the OS once installed can be used by all".

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mankash666 2833 days ago
You be ashamed of trying to shame strangers on the interwebs for talking freely!

There's plenty of benefits Google's product offers that lineage doesn't. The surprising thing is, this kind of parameter toggling (turning on battery saver in an OS update) typically happens in non-Google OS-es too. What are you even offering, other than rhetoric, by suggesting lineage as an alt? How does lineage prevent an OS update from toggling a feature - something put in source code.

Lies, damn lies

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ddingus 2833 days ago
People pay becaise they get value, time savings, etc...

It is not to keep the economy productive. That is an artifact of real value.

And, "keeping the economy productive" can mean making things for people that seem like they have value, but maybe break early, or have some catch.

Just saying..

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