Thread: De-commissioning Xperia devices on SailfishOS
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ric9K is offline ric9K
2022-03-09 , 14:20
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#19
Originally Posted by nonsuch View Post
-few cli linux tools

Um. There's a lot available - even in the official repos - that doesn't show up in jolla store. And more in Openrepos.
Ever tried some 'pkcon' commands in the terminal / via ssh?
I maybe repeat myself: I am not complaining at all and am very happy with my SFOS XA2.

Yes, pkcon/zypper through ssh.
FWIR, I was searching for expect, screen, some tools like that.
No other examples to my mind ATM but I had the impression that much more tools/apps were ported to N900. I might be wrong.

Originally Posted by nonsuch View Post
-more closed than N900 = harder to fiddle/hack/program

Unless you have specific examples, this is either highly subjective or simply not true.
Highly subjective. I should have said I'm not a dev. I made lots of scripts on my N900, some with zenity or Tk with python to have kind of a GUI.
In SFOS, I have the impression there are less workaround for half-ignorants like me. Only the SDK which I'd love to use but seems very frightening to me, hyper complicated. Dunno where to begin with.

-no raw pictures

Maybe Advanced Camera can? I'm not sure. Maybe not.
Alas, Advanced Camera is not working on the XA2.

-no arrows/ctrl keys to select/move into text

Well, it doesn't have a physical keyboard obviously but virtual keyboard extensions for that exist, I'm using this.
Text selection is tricky though, no argument from me.
Oh great. what extension are they?

-some closed parts, no guarantee I am not spied

Isn't N900 partly closed too, if that's what you're comparing to?
Also, did you ever read the license, TOS & privacy policy for SFOS?

You might want to check out the SFOS articles in my signature.
Yes, comparing to N900. Are there as much closed parts on N900 as in SFOS?
Love is blind I never imagined I could be spied on my N900. Maybe because it was more like an UFO.
I admit, I didn't read the license, TOS & privacy policy for SFOS, not fully, at least. Because Goopple also say the are protecting privacy.
I end up thinking there is always a rhetoric and few proofs, finally.
I prefer trusting a community or e.g. a guy/group having analysed the outgoing traffic.
I live with it but just can't swear to others it is a fully safe system.

Your articles are interesting, thanks. Placed in my next "to read".
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