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2012-11-27
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is there a hope for n900 to run sailfish os
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2012-11-28
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Remember - porting is one thing (and I know not wots wot there) and usability / enjoyment is another. Sailfish - 2012/13 OS; n900 - 2008/9 hardware. Hmmm.......
I would love to be wrong.
I would love to be wrong.
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2012-11-28
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2012-11-28
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Originally Posted by shmerl
Tada!! Thanks Shmerl; much as I suspected...... and no fault of the luverly n900.
https://identi.ca/conversation/97151426#notice-98031241
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2012-11-28
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I thought N900 users are more experienced users and there won't be a dumb thread like this, I'm wrong.
Luckily no one is asking it for N8x0 (for now)
Luckily no one is asking it for N8x0 (for now)
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2012-11-28
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What about other hardware? My dream is to be able to choose my hardware and my OS separately, does Sailfish bring that dream any closer to reality?
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2012-11-28
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Originally Posted by dylanemcgregor
Yours and everyone else's of a FOSS mindset....
My dream is to be able to choose my hardware and my OS separately, does Sailfish bring that dream any closer to reality?
Sadly, no as no OS can operate without hardware drivers and those are what phone manufacturers are notoriously bad in releasing as opensource. Thus the n900 still labours under the burden of specific binary blob hardware drivers. Sailfish would need such to operate on one or other pieces of kit.
There are completely open handsets - google around - but cutting edge they 'aint.
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2012-11-29
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Originally Posted by handaxe
This comment will show how very little I know about any of this...but why is it possible to get Android to run on the N9 and N900 then? But not the reverse.
Yours and everyone else's of a FOSS mindset....
Sadly, no as no OS can operate without hardware drivers and those are what phone manufacturers are notoriously bad in releasing as opensource. Thus the n900 still labours under the burden of specific binary blob hardware drivers. Sailfish would need such to operate on one or other pieces of kit.
There are completely open handsets - google around - but cutting edge they 'aint.
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2012-12-03
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Originally Posted by hyno111
don't thought.
I thought N900 users are more experienced users and there won't be a dumb thread like this, I'm wrong.
Luckily no one is asking it for N8x0 (for now)
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2012-12-03
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Elrond: Why do you linger here when there is no hope?
Arwen: There is still hope.
Arwen: There is still hope.
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