PureOS is convergent

Lots of haters here. This company is trying to build a real alternative to the Apple/Google/MS oligopoly based on open source and respect for privacy. I'm really really tempted.

Re: PureOS is convergent

#5

Post by dcdevito » Thu, Mar 07, 2019, 2:39 PM UTC

This is nice, but what problem does it solve? Mobile and Desktop operating systems solve different issues on their own.

Ubuntu tried this - how'd that go?

Second issue is: how do I use it? How can I install it on MY devices?

I'm all for privacy and I want to is it, just seems like a dream and it will never come to fruition

Re: PureOS is convergent

#6

Post by krageon » Thu, Mar 07, 2019, 2:39 PM UTC

api wrote: post #4

Lots of haters here. This company is trying to build a real alternative to the Apple/Google/MS oligopoly based on open source and respect for privacy. I'm really really tempted.

At this exact moment there's three comments including yours. What are you referring to, exactly?

Re: PureOS is convergent

#7

Post by hereiskkb » Thu, Mar 07, 2019, 2:43 PM UTC

krageon wrote: post #6

api wrote: post #4

Lots of haters here. This company is trying to build a real alternative to the Apple/Google/MS oligopoly based on open source and respect for privacy. I'm really really tempted.

At this exact moment there's three comments including yours. What are you referring to, exactly?

I guess this person's definition of "lot" is a bit different from ours.

Re: PureOS is convergent

#8

Post by scld » Thu, Mar 07, 2019, 2:44 PM UTC

krageon wrote: post #6

api wrote: post #4

Lots of haters here. This company is trying to build a real alternative to the Apple/Google/MS oligopoly based on open source and respect for privacy. I'm really really tempted.

At this exact moment there's three comments including yours. What are you referring to, exactly?

probably "here" as in HN at large

Re: PureOS is convergent

#9

Post by 0815test » Thu, Mar 07, 2019, 2:44 PM UTC

mdgrech23 wrote: post #2

I've got to switch to your laptop and your phone to get the benefit of being in sync? No thanks. Not worth it to me.

What? They're working on the GNOME mainline, so any computer running that desktop environment will benefit from their work. As for the mobile environment, there is no obstacle to it running on e.g. pmOS when it's ready, so any pmOS-supported device would benefit to some extent.

Re: PureOS is convergent

#10

Post by meruru » Thu, Mar 07, 2019, 2:45 PM UTC

krageon wrote: post #6

api wrote: post #4

Lots of haters here. This company is trying to build a real alternative to the Apple/Google/MS oligopoly based on open source and respect for privacy. I'm really really tempted.

At this exact moment there's three comments including yours. What are you referring to, exactly?

There's a dead comment too. Before his post there were only negative comments.

The important part of his comment is not the first four words though. We should probably not focus on that.