No manual editing this time, but an automatic postprocessing script using darktable-cli and rudimentary lens corrections. Takes ~30 sec to develop on the phone - about ten times longer than the default script used by Millipixels, but with much better results. #shotonlibrem5#librem5#mobilelinux#linuxmobile#photography
My 72 year old mother is in a hospital right now. I had to make and take all sorts of phone calls lately, just to manage things like insurance and care facilities.
It got me thinking about Linux phones. In this current time I couldn't use something like @postmarketOS because even missing a single call can cause huge difficulties and delays right now.
I really hope calls can be made more reliable in the future. 🙏
📱 :linux: Regular Linux on yer mobile device? It's getting more viable for common use 🙏
◉Ubuntu Touch? Can be put on an off-the-shelf Android ARM device via UBports Installer without too much hassle - https://ubports.com
◉Sailfish OS? Jolla provide even an Android app compatibility should ever plain required -- to get familiar first: https://forum.sailfishos.org
I gave KDE Plasma Mobile another go. It improved a LOT over the past few months. No crashes yet! It's a lot more stable now. Although not as stable as Phosh.
I like their whole "just copy Android" philosophy. Everything feels familiar and intuitive. I might keep it like this.
We have 4 new open calls for funding for projects that contribute to an open, trustworthy, human-centered internet. Projects must be free and open source and papers published as open access.
Themes
NGI0 Core: Internet architecture and digital commons
NGI0 Commons Fund: Reclaim the public nature of the internet
NGI TALER: Privacy-preserving digital payments
NGI MobiFree: More ethical and human mobile software
Heading back to the UK from #FOSDEM and what an amazing event once again. The #LinuxOnMobile stand was packed for two days continuous and it was wonderful to talk to so may #SailfishOS users, users of other mobile Linux distros and curious explorers!
@fosdem starts in about 9 hours now, so before I go to bed, I have to remind you all that starting 10:30, the "FOSS on Mobile Devices" devroom will welcome you and host an impressive number of quality talks about #LinuxMobile.
Day 5 of attempting to daily drive postmarketOS Linux on a OnePlus 6T:
📸 I decided to leave my Android phone at home today, and I almost didn't miss it at all! The only thing I missed was the ability to snap quick pictures since the camera driver doesn't work yet, which is also the reason why there are no pictures today.
📋 At this time, some minor annoyances begin to show. For example, it's really difficult to copy/paste text because not all applications support long-press actions like on Android. And when taking a screenshot, it is copied to the clipboard. To send it to someone, the keyboard must be switched to "terminal" mode in order to press CTRL+V to paste the image, because, again, pasting by long-pressing doesn't work (yet).
🌏 Today, I didn't do much with my phone except for messaging and browsing the web, both work really well on pmOS. I can't really explain why, but even on such a small screen, having a regular desktop Firefox to work with makes a big difference. It's just so much better.
🖱️ I also tried out some typical desktop applications like GIMP, Krita, LibreOffice, Blender and even Godot Engine. All of which work in theory, but have varying issues with scaling and touch input. But it's cool to be able to just launch Blender on your phone.
🔋 One thing I can't get over is the insane battery life. The OnePlus 6T with Linux lasts way longer than my Pixel 4a with Android.
Day 4 of attempting to daily drive postmarketOS Linux on a OnePlus 6T:
📶 I felt brave this morning, so I handed over my SIM card to Linux. At first, the phone didn't recognise the card, but the wiki page helped me resolve the problem quickly. I had to increase the config value sim_wait_time and reboot the phone to make it work. Mobile data and receiving texts work flawlessly. I haven't tried sending texts and making calls yet.
⏰ Yesterday, I also used the Clock app to set an alarm to wake up and a timer when cooking, and it actually worked fine, even with the phone locked.
🚈 I also had my train ticket checked today. I was able to present the QR code without any issues.
Less than a week to go! Come visit us at #FOSDEM on the #LinuxOnMobile stand where you'll be able to try out all sorts of Linux on all sorts of mobile!
Video confrencing time!
With the latest achievements from the community, Droidian will soon get support for camera over V4L2!
This means that now all apps can access and utilize the camera without any latency.
Thanks to @GranPC For taking this task off our hands and finishing it.
5G data support, Latest Mobile Camera Tech in Linux, Modernizing Modem, Even faaaaaster App launches, Modern devices (ThinkPhone and Pixel 6) and as always Improved UI!
The #FOSDEM stand locations are now public! The #LinuxOnMobile stand will be in building AW (near the main entrance), level 1, stand 6. It's great to be alongside all the other Linux distros 🐧 📱 📦
The Call for Papers for the "FOSS on Mobile Devices" devroom at @fosdem runs until the end of this week! Now is definitely the time to submit your talk proposals at https://fosdem.org/submit 😉️
Don't be shy, all free/open-source projects related to smartphones and tablets are welcome!