They could open it on request only. I do not want to use their shitty gateway. I do not want them reading my mail, or filtering it or fucking touching it. I do not want to be reliant on one of those companies. I want real internet service, which means a dumb pipe. I don't care if I get bounced for what ip I have. I care about this seller committing what is in any sane sense of the word fraud. They advertise one thing and sell another.
I don't care. The internet is a two way street. If they don't want you using it they should not be allowed to call it internet service. They should have to sell it as "one way consumption only service for ports 80 and 443."
I already break the law to watch DVDs that I purchased, and Blu-rays soon. Might as well make this illegal too, not like they will enforce it or catch me.
Any app that has access might do that. What you call trojan, I call undocumented functionality. Any app that says it can access private data should be assumed to be recording it and sending it back to the mothership. Such is the way of closed software, no way around it. On iOS I would have my app check the date, or a webpage, or for some other sign to turn evil after it gets a big enough install base if I want to avoid being caught during apples little audit.
You're a nutjob. I am no fanboy, just using what is best for now. When an even more FOSS friendly alternative presents itself I will go there.
Actually I do play some PC games. All of it via wine and its commercial counterpart CrossOver.
I feel about windows the way you feel about the linux distributions that you named. Having to install third party software just to use a webcam floored me. Then when that software had to be reinstalled just to fix an issue after some other software was installed I was reminded of why I do not use windows.
This is utter bullshit. I run a desktop linux on a Z2, even replaced the bootloader. Lots of people run alternate firmware on routers, etc.
Maybe you mean you lack the technical skill to do this, but for many arm platforms replacing the OS is a reality. Most just would not want to or know how.
What android app russian roulette are you referring too? Google has removed and will continue to remove such apps from their market. Sure installing pirated apps might get you something terrible, but the security permissions would have told you that.
That is the phone vendor doing that, don't buy those phones. The OS is free enough to remove these apps, you chose this issue when you bought that phone.
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They could open it on request only.
I do not want to use their shitty gateway. I do not want them reading my mail, or filtering it or fucking touching it. I do not want to be reliant on one of those companies. I want real internet service, which means a dumb pipe. I don't care if I get bounced for what ip I have. I care about this seller committing what is in any sane sense of the word fraud. They advertise one thing and sell another.
Perhaps they don't block it in your area. I cannot telnet from my home to a server I have at rackspace on port 25.
I have. My own hosted server at rackspace. I cannot telnet to it on port 25 from my house.
You can't reframe it in the media. They are the ones you are fighting against.
I don't care. The internet is a two way street. If they don't want you using it they should not be allowed to call it internet service. They should have to sell it as "one way consumption only service for ports 80 and 443."
I get it morons spam, but how about opening it for users on request when we want to have mailservers?
Internet service with blocked ports is not really internet service.
Zipit Z2. Little embedded device.
Nope it was Win7 same camera I use in linux, a logitech one.
You do know you can just change it on the login screen to gnome right?
Using a mini-9 right now.
Buying a phone with a signed kernel is like paying to be beaten. Not something I will do. I would go back to a feature phone first.
I already break the law to watch DVDs that I purchased, and Blu-rays soon. Might as well make this illegal too, not like they will enforce it or catch me.
The Z2 is not made by qualcomm, it is a Marvell SOC.
You last point hints at a larger issue. Android needs to be mainlined. Google should work on that.
Damn new kids with their 7 digit ids. The old joke you missed is Embrace, Extend, Extinguish. Woosh on you kiddo. Now, get off my lawn.
Any app that has access might do that. What you call trojan, I call undocumented functionality. Any app that says it can access private data should be assumed to be recording it and sending it back to the mothership. Such is the way of closed software, no way around it. On iOS I would have my app check the date, or a webpage, or for some other sign to turn evil after it gets a big enough install base if I want to avoid being caught during apples little audit.
You're a nutjob. I am no fanboy, just using what is best for now. When an even more FOSS friendly alternative presents itself I will go there.
I have a different kernel on my Droid 1. I have run ubuntu in a chroot and vnced to that.
I run debian on the Z2 and all the hardware is supported.
I agree the hardware vendors need to get their shit together. Google should make GPLed drivers a requirement for android branding.
Actually I do play some PC games. All of it via wine and its commercial counterpart CrossOver.
I feel about windows the way you feel about the linux distributions that you named. Having to install third party software just to use a webcam floored me. Then when that software had to be reinstalled just to fix an issue after some other software was installed I was reminded of why I do not use windows.
No one said takeover the market. They were presented as options for people who do not want to be constrained to a walled market.
This is utter bullshit. I run a desktop linux on a Z2, even replaced the bootloader. Lots of people run alternate firmware on routers, etc.
Maybe you mean you lack the technical skill to do this, but for many arm platforms replacing the OS is a reality. Most just would not want to or know how.
So you mean they have Embraced HTML5 then Extended it?
I wonder what step would come next.
Why not linux? Why not BSD?
Why not an OS that has not even been written yet?
I have no windows computers in my home, I bet many on slashdot are the same. Oh yeah, your just a pathetic troll, that is why.
What android app russian roulette are you referring too?
Google has removed and will continue to remove such apps from their market. Sure installing pirated apps might get you something terrible, but the security permissions would have told you that.
Motorola failed at that, you know that right?
Droid 2 and X are now supported by Cyanogenmod.
They would also have to ban all emulators and VMs, like apple does on the iphone. I don't see that happening anytime soon.
So then you replace the bootloader like we do on locked down embedded devices.
That is the phone vendor doing that, don't buy those phones. The OS is free enough to remove these apps, you chose this issue when you bought that phone.
This has not been true for quite a while. I bought it from Amazon, and it has no ads.