[runjake]

There have been many commercial and crowdsourced attempts to do so, with variable levels of success.

Do you buy or participate in those?

I care, but not enough to leave my iPhone (more specifically: the functionality, usability, and reliability it provides) behind, at this point.

[KirillPanov]

> I care, but not enough to leave my iPhone

Then you really don't care.

Sorry, I know that sounds flippant, but hardware manufacturers have become exceptionally good at calibrating this "just enough tyranny to wear down the majority" thing. It's exactly this "not enough to leave my iPhone" attitude that they've figured out how to exploit.

[generalizations]

There's a link upstream of fully OSS LoRa alternatives. Your question to me makes no sense: it's like asking if the developers of those alternative technologies use 5G-enabled phones, even though those also use proprietary technologies.

Maybe I should clarify: existing tech is what it is. We probably have to use it. But if we're building new tech, why would we waste time doing it incorrectly, when we have the chance to do it right?