• gcb@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    this will be more closed source than your typical android. no drivers or firmwares. you will be stuck with a single precompiled kernel version forever.

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      2 years ago

      Do you have any factual evidence supporting that claim? or is it just speculation?

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        2 years ago

        yes. million android devices all have this problem. And even their network consumer gear (they have nice wifi ac modems), i joke not, have off the shelf components with black goo on top so it’s harder to identify them.

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          2 years ago

          Cool. But what about the article’s specific device? Where did you got the info they won’t have any free driver upstreamed?

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            2 years ago

            your guess vs my guess. want to put some money on it?