@madsenandersc @modal Yeah, I fully agree, I was mostly citing the Librem5 exists. I have hopes for the MNT reform touch, but that too will be limited spec wise. But it is something and is based on more recent hardware like the RK3588.
It's got mostly the same components as the #MNT Pocket Reform, which is a real product.

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Open source hardware already exists, with examples like the Purism #Librem5 and the #MNT computers. I'm sure MNT profits and I love their business model. They have designed a flexible PCB that uses an adapter board and as such you can easily swap the processor for another one.
These devices might not have the latest and greatest in hardware, but they work. I have a lot of faith in the upcoing MNT Reform Touch as a platform for Mobile Linux.
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@madsenandersc @modal Fair enough, I personally see it as a pipe dream that the powers that be will do anything for the common good, the same people who are now proposing chat control and mandatory ID verifications to "protect the children".
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@modal IMHO the path forward is open source hardware, in the model of the upcoming MNT reform touch.
Instead of fighting the uphill battle of liberating existing hardware, the community would create custom hardware,hand picking the hardware components that have the most compatibility.
And then concentrate all dev effort on that device, to get it fully operational even for regular people.
I guess we need more pcb designers to join the cause.