[gurkendoktor]

Wouldn't the phone have to ship with CyanogenMod/AOKP? Liberating a device after the purchase still rewards the wrong company.

And Samsung?

http://developer.samsung.com/android/technical-docs/DRM-in-A...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20010533-1.html

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57559174/samsung-chip-pl...

[CrazedGeek]

I'm not saying it's an ideal solution, but are there any better solutions smartphone-wise right now?

And yes, Samsung. Because if we're going to pick off every phone manufacturer for every misdeed they've done, there won't be any left to actually buy a phone from.

[GHFigs]

Not buying a phone at all would be the RMS-compliant option.

"I refuse to have a cell phone because they are tracking and surveillance devices." -- http://stallman.org/rms-lifestyle.html

[pavel_lishin]

> Because if we're going to pick off every phone manufacturer for every misdeed they've done, there won't be any left to actually buy a phone from

Which illustrates why it's typically not practical to live your life like Stallman does.

[gurkendoktor]

To throw just any one name into the discussion - what about Asus? I haven't heard anything bad about them since they've twittered that booth babe picture.