For how long will we be able to run unsigned code on Windows or MacOS? And for how long will 'secure boot' hardware allow us to run Linux?
Soon we'll have to buy very expensive and specialised development kits/development workstations to create content for the other 'content consumption computing' devices
GNU/Linux phones are general-purpose devices running desktop Linux. Support them if you want to have the freedom to run anything.
Probably depends on your usage pattern. Pinephone works quite reliably for me.
> lasted at least a day on battery
Pinephone fits here
> and had some sort of NFC payment method
Not available yet, but in the works (you will just replace the back cover): https://www.tweaksforgeeks.com/linux-based-pinephone-to-come...
But the way things are going, the open source community might soon have to start designing their own CPUs, as you may not even be able to buy a high-performance CPU within a couple of decades, they'll be proprietary tech that only exists as part of a locked-down platform, like Apple are now doing.
Anything to back this claim up? I disagree here. Librem 5 and Pinephone are getting more and more popular now. The first one is even recommended by the FSF: https://www.fsf.org/givingguide/v11/
> the open source community might soon have to start designing their own CPUs
Like RISC-V?
Google or Microsoft trying to prevent you from running whatever you want would probably lead to swift action from EU courts, it looks too much like an attempt to control competition on their platform. So instead they stick to scare-mongering with opt-out.
Apple gets a pass because they are the underdog (30% market share in the EU)
You can sideload apps, which is better than iOS, but for root access most devices need some sort of hackery.
Heck, why do we even accept that 'sideload' is a word. It should simply be 'load'.
I was one of those people threatening to either walk or get another option - lo and behold they signed me up for the old 2FA for a few extra weeks.
I don't know what they were thinking, really. Rooted phones, or in my case, custom ROMs like LineageOS are quite common in these parts.
My bank is just one of many using a reskinned version of the same 2FA app, so you might want to re-check yours.