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0 pointsamelius5y ago0 comments

Some people prefer the safety of Disney World.

Others like to go base jumping from some mountain in the Alps.

Shouldn't both be possible? Or do we want a Mickey Mouse in the Alps telling us to go back for our own safety?

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Redoubts5y ago· 3 in thread

Yeah, but that’s what Android is for. I have absolutely no faith that developers won’t pick the easiest, cheapest, least restrictive distribution channel available. And I have every inclination they will sacrifice every user desire for privacy and integrity to get there.

ameliusOP5y ago

Yet I have no such problems on Linux.

zepto5y ago

Do you actually think that’s a reasonable comparison? GNU Linux is not a consumer operating system used by billions of people on their phones.

Glad we’ve entered the year of the Linux desktop.

emodendroket5y ago· 2 in thread

It is hardly impossible to install third-party software on your phone if you're up for base jump levels of risk.

ameliusOP5y ago

It's getting more difficult every day.

And I don't want to punch Mickey Mouse every time I go climbing.

MR4D5y ago

Honest question - why do you have to climb this mountain?

I’m genuinely curious, because to me that’s the equivalent of telling Ford that you want a Ferrari engine in your mustang.

Maybe if someone could help me understand this I would be more open to those kinds of ideas.

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