SHIFTphone 8 Preparing Mainline Linux Support Ahead Of Launch (www.phoronix.com)

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[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 21 points 4 months ago

Okay, what's the catch? Doesn't work on North American networks? Touch screen doesn't work so you have to carry around a keyboard, mouse and USB hub? Doesn't send or receive calls?

[-] Peer@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 4 months ago

Calls and texts are not listed as supported. I wouldn’t be surprised if they do not work. Just have a look a PostmarketOS support. Most phones cannot make phone calls.

[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

I hate the telephone as much as the next guy my age, but it's still quasi-mandatory to have a functioning telephone to exist in this world. Like...why'd they bother mentioning it in public in this state?

[-] Peer@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 months ago

Someone wrote this article based on a commit in the source code. This is not news.

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