| I don't mean for them to come preinstalled and I don't mean that I personally would typically use all those programs specifically on a phone, but something that sucks about phones is that they have a completely different software ecosystem. If it's a linux phone, I think it should be possible to use the same programs. I can run any linux program on any raspberry-pi which also runs ARM, why not on a phone? At least, I would like to have the option of having a web browser with a web inspector available using only the phone and the same extensions that are available for desktop. > is nothing good enough? I'm just concerned that the consensus seems to be that $700 is too much for the personal value this gives. The marketing even needs to resort to statements like: > Vote with your wallet to support a future safe from digital exploitation and create a secure and respectful environment for you, your children and society as a whole. I agree that that's nice, but for me personally, it's not reason enough to buy it at that price. We all understand the reasons why it's $700, but I think being able to install other distros and being able to install any linux app like on any other computer would motivate a lot of people. It would be an additional edge this would have over other phones. There's at least 1 comment[1] (with upvotes) on that article that shares the view that having few apps and an incompatible ecosystem would be a concern. This doesn't mean that they must support those programs or other distros, just their possible installation would be enough for anyone I think. I'm just looking for ways to justify my buying it. [1] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/09/purisms-librem-5-pho... |
How about the fact that you can connect a monitor, keyboard, and mouse — and use it as a full desktop Linux machine running any desktop apps you like?