it is remarkable that by virtue of the Apache License and GPL a group of custom rom developers gather to take device ownership in all their incarnations. Product direction of Aosp is all with Google though, no doubt - but it's quite something
IodéOS Is Open Source
31–40 of 49 posts
Re: IodéOS Is Open Source
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
If the source was just published without any open source license, I'd call that "public code" or "code released", not specifically "open source" which comes with a different understanding than just the code being released under any specific open source license. So if the goal is user freedom, how would open source limit that? You have the right to modify the software and you have the right to re-distribute it, togeth…
Why don't you look it up? Open Source was a reaction to the political implications of Free Software, that didn't float well with the private sector. The fault lines between the two are quite clear.
Why don't you reply with your opinion instead?
How fun would the HN comments be if we just refer people to other places, without actually referring to any specific things?
You're not actually refuting anything I say, just give some vague "go look it up"...
Re: IodéOS Is Open Source
#33Hey guys, We are happy to announce that we are releasing iodéOS as open source software! From the beginning, we have been strong proponents of open source software and part of our code was open from day one. We are happy to take the next step and completely open source iodéOS. We would like to thank the community as well as all beta testers for your commitment for iodé. As you may know, we also accept donations for i…
Do you guys offer any phones about the iPhone Mini size? Cyclist here, and carrying a small tablet in a jersey pocket isn't very awesome. Thank you!
The Samsung s10e is sometimes claimed to be compact, but it's not quite as small as the iPhone Mini.
Re: IodéOS Is Open Source
#34What does it look like and why isn't this on the opening page?
Here's some screenshots of their blocking app (which seems to be their main value-add): https://iode.tech/en/iodeos-installation/#1611509607771-c139...
Re: IodéOS Is Open Source
#35Hey guys, We are happy to announce that we are releasing iodéOS as open source software! From the beginning, we have been strong proponents of open source software and part of our code was open from day one. We are happy to take the next step and completely open source iodéOS. We would like to thank the community as well as all beta testers for your commitment for iodé. As you may know, we also accept donations for i…
Where is the license info in the repository? Can you tell us what license this is released under?
I appreciate the source code release, but there needs to be a software license in the repo to allow users to discern whether the code is free and open source, or just source-available. Without a license, the code is only source-available because no exemptions to automatic copyright protections have been granted.
Also, the graphic in the announcement uses the Open Source Initiative's trademarked logo, which is reserved for software released under OSI-approved licenses:
> The OSI logo is a trademark of Open Source Initiative. In order to protect and grow the OSI brand, we have a distinguishable logo that can be used to mark software licensed under an OSI Approved License. When displaying the OSI logo, please follow our standard Trademark Guidelines.
https://opensource.org/logo-usage-guidelines#The_OSI_Logo:_U...
Re: IodéOS Is Open Source
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
https://gitlab.com/iode/os/devices is a pretty short list; why would someone choose this over CalyxOS, GrapheneOS, or even Lineage?
You choose them because you have a google-free android phone, with all the apps working, without having to do it on your own. Their business model is to *sell* phones with that iodeOS, a fork of Lineage, even if everything is on gitlab and you're welcome to install it on your own. I'm an IT engineer who likes free code, but I'm not really into Android, and I only have so much time. I wouldn't have installed Lineage o…
oh no, they replied, but my mail provider has obviously put the messages in the infamous spam folder.
On that terrible disappointment, back to the shop to get a new phone
And let's whitelist their email, so that iode.tech gets a better score.
Re: IodéOS Is Open Source
#37Wait, it wasn't before?!? What the hell?
That's pretty much the bare minimum for a privacy focused Android distribution, is it not?
I never even checked because I thought that of course it would be.
Re: IodéOS Is Open Source
#38Hey guys, We are happy to announce that we are releasing iodéOS as open source software! From the beginning, we have been strong proponents of open source software and part of our code was open from day one. We are happy to take the next step and completely open source iodéOS. We would like to thank the community as well as all beta testers for your commitment for iodé. As you may know, we also accept donations for i…
Thanks for this ! Just to better understand some of your technical choices : are you using microG ? Do your phones pass SafetyNet ? (there are many apps that do not work out-of-the-box with custom roms, e.g. bank/payment applications, etc). ! May I also ask : why did you create your own rom rather than contributing to existing projects with a similar target ? (e.g. /e/, calyxos, grapheneos, which start from LineageOS…
Yes we use microG and all our supported phones actually pass SafetyNet. It seems that some banking apps still don't work, but most of them yes.
We wanted to follow our own road. Isn't diversity a good thing for people? Which does not mean that there cannot be cross-fertilization, that's why we're happy to fully join the open-source scene now.
Re: IodéOS Is Open Source
#39Hey guys, We are happy to announce that we are releasing iodéOS as open source software! From the beginning, we have been strong proponents of open source software and part of our code was open from day one. We are happy to take the next step and completely open source iodéOS. We would like to thank the community as well as all beta testers for your commitment for iodé. As you may know, we also accept donations for i…
https://gitlab.com/iode/os/devices is a pretty short list; why would someone choose this over CalyxOS, GrapheneOS, or even Lineage?
This is a big list in our point of vue. We began with one device, then added a second one, then a third... We go step by step, for the devices and in our software developments, and are not in a hurry to satisfy all the wishes of everyone. People just choose what suits them best, that's not a matter of number of supported devices.
Re: IodéOS Is Open Source
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
You choose them because you have a google-free android phone, with all the apps working, without having to do it on your own. Their business model is to *sell* phones with that iodeOS, a fork of Lineage, even if everything is on gitlab and you're welcome to install it on your own. I'm an IT engineer who likes free code, but I'm not really into Android, and I only have so much time. I wouldn't have installed Lineage o…
oh no, they replied, but my mail provider has obviously put the messages in the infamous spam folder. On that terrible disappointment, back to the shop to get a new phone And let's whitelist their email, so that iode.tech gets a better score.
sorry for you :-)