You have been waiting for it.
It's finally happening!
Manjaro PinePhone Community Edition:
https://forum.manjaro.org/t/pinephone-will-ship-with-manjaro-next/18369
@ManjaroARM
Thanks for tagging, we are asking in case someone wants to become a stockist in their local community. These questions will come up.
Looking forward to learning more!
@PINE64
@ManjaroARM
Dear Team,
How are you doing?
On the above page their is talk about bugs or "specialties" that might affect the non-power user. Are you able to speak about those?
Open cameras/software have tended to produce less vivid and or blurry/grainy images. Does the camera/app bundled(?) with this #Phosh try to spice things up in this area? Understandable if no.
Is it 100% de-googled out of the box?
Has it been tested on older phones like the S3, S4, and/or their mini-variants? If...(1/2)
@ManjaroARM
(2/2) If you need testers in this area we may be able to help, in some (albeit limited) capacity.
Great to see a new fully (? correct us if we are wrong) open-source OS for touch devices.
@dsfgs the only thing not open source is the wifi and modem firmware as far as we know.
@ManjaroARM
Its a shame that some of the most important parts of some systems are closed source.
Makes us wonder about things, y'know?
Talk more soon, champs.
@dsfgs I dont think the camera app does anything other than capture image.
@dsfgs the base image is google free.
@dsfgs we dont support any other phones yet.
@ManjaroARM
Thanks for your super prompt reply.
It would be lovely to have some GAMES
I would like KODI with IAGL plugin and Retroarch pre installed with some on screen controls.
But any multi emulator software as the ones used in #odroidgo advance would be great, even if they need external BT controllers.
@ManjaroARM
This looks very cool.
As stated by someone else on the page, we're are also interested in how ready this is for the non-power user.
How is integrity of hardware (and software) maintained during shipping. What is the #ethical status of #Pinephone? How is it designed, produced, where how are materials sourced etc.?