Talk:About postmarketOS

I'd like to submit another need for postmarketOS project. Here is my proposal :

Environmental sustainability

PostmarketOS aims to limit environmental impact of mobile technologies.

Expands lifetime of mobile device and avoid planned obsolescence
Avoids mining too many resources and avoid dropping to landfill working hardware
Explore new uses for old hardware, like replacing Raspberry Pi, IP camera, or some light server uses
Help to gather information on how to repair main and community supported phones
Limit power needs by keeping software needs as low as possible, and blocking any hidden tracking or spying activity

I agree with this. I think that's a very compelling reason to "join the movement" so to speak. There's one of control (mentioned below), but also about sustainability. I'd be in favor of adding something to this effect.

Replace article

I suggest to replace the article "How Technology is Hijacking Your Mind" with some better article.

Reason: I sense that the people behind the mentioned organization mentioned (promoted) in that article are not honest as they have all worked for and still work with companies that have colluded to eliminate a vital technology called RSS.

If RSS is against their interest, then pmOS and alike are probably too.

Read more arguments in guide (HTML page enclosed in var "htmlAbout") https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/465932-newspaper-native-rss-reader

I think diving in to the specifics of RSS is too low-level and detracts from the original articles point that it's about control. I don't think either of the pages you linked are any better at explaining that. Susurrus (talk) 09:14, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

This is not only about RSS.

RSS is just an obvious example.

The multimillion browser vendors are doing anything to fingerprint any activity.

After IE took over most of the end-user market with their Joke standards, it was reasonable to identify web browser by a "user-agent", but when standards were agreed upon, not only user-agent was useless but it remained kept, and other identifiers for so-called "features" of HTML5 (canvas, OpenGL etc.) were added in a hash form, that make it even easier to track people on the web.

Therefore leading to an organization with incompetent or compromised actors (not people) via a public-relation article is not wise and doing so is working against people who advocate and care for privacy.

And also, there are far better articles. SoySoy (talk) 09:12:15, 4 October, 2023 UTC

Then I don't understand your point. You saying that article isn't good because the author can't be trusted. But I think their point is valid. If not, what do you disagree with specifically? Please propose a new article that states the point better or give clear criteria that this article doesn't meet so we can evaluate it as well. Susurrus (talk) 18:21, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Generally, the article is not bad, yet it could be better, because:

* Critical issues are missing.

* It is presented in a soft and naive fashion, as if there is no danger in sight.

I will propose an different article or a set of articles.

Post script: Controlled opposition is dangerous and subversive.SoySoy (talk) 12:46, 5 October, 2023 UTC