In order to switch to a #Linux phone running something like nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqwvrzracnazg6z2xmqec4eszja9g6enkuctm454qkt8jwqg8gyczqzxaz5z, I'd really only need a few things:

Reasonably good battery life. Probably the biggest one.

Consistently working calls and text messages.

A good working web browser.

Maybe some basic local tools like a calendar, notes, and maps.

I think that's basically it. Everything else I think I could reasonably compromise on. Most things can be done from the web browser. Android app compatibility would be nice, but I personally don't feel the need to run things like my banking app on my Linux phone. Obviously I'd like more, but this is the baseline experience that I'd need.

I know that hardware compatibility and battery life are extremely difficult without manufacturer support, and I figure until we have that, these won't be reasonable requests.

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nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqsclwg6ky7kn4cr7q649cesg9hth702q6cxnm3z5u7wu9cvsls54szfd82u You're already using a Linux phone. Most phones are Linux phones. The Android Open Source Project and operating systems based on it like GrapheneOS are Linux distributions. Linux is not systemd, glibc and GNOME.

Moving away from legacy platforms with monolithic kernels largely written in memory unsafe languages would be compelling. Moving to a desktop Linux software stack is essentially the opposite.

Projects like https://www.redox-os.org/ are building forward looking platforms.

Saying C "Memory Unsafe" is extremely disingenuous, akin to calling a gun "murderous".

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