Yep, but the problem is the lack of alternative, even in the OS segment.

Companies don't create GNU/Linux smartphones because they don't have anything to put in.

We have Sailfish which slowly paves its way. Fingers crossed. Big players aren't interested in geeks, so we won't see it from the big players. Small player won't create hardware we want, since they have to target the average Joe (or they may go bankrupt after 2-3 devices)

We have Ubuntu Touch/Firefox OS/Plasma Mobile. Ok, kidding, we'll have.

Finally we have desktop Linux. But how many mobile adapted apps are there for Debian? Ok, the GNOME family (if you like their design). But any e-mail client? Any browser? Phone app?

I think it may be a good idea to swallow that crappy Android (see my another thread, where I ask for suggestions of such devices) but take a good device (driver-wise). To have some hardware to test the new alternatives to emerge. They'll all use libhybris, I'm more than certain.

And I still hope we'll someday be able to set up our own distro on a phone just as we do it with our desktops.