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And I saw this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SwE9W8JasA
https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/
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Otherwise you can run regular Linux on Android via chroot. I did that to have a "pocket nextcloud server" which is quite nice especially if you often use your mobile to share internet with other devices.
Oh and there is also Plasma Mobile and MaruOS.
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https://plasma-mobile.org/
But if freedom and liberty is your goal then you can always try to find out if your device supports Replicant.
Have a looksy:
https://www.replicant.us/
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I have never used Sailfish, its the based on the linux based Meego that Nokia made, and then when they finally had the first phone announced that they only would do windows phones from then on dooming it as a flop even if it had very positive reviews at that time.
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FirefoxOS is a failure and Ubuntu gave up their project without mentioning Windows Phone.
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Earliest device was a Sharp Zaurus, UK version, and then the cool mini-laptop types only available from Japan.
Then I moved on to Nokia N900 running Maemo Linux, which gave you, the user, full root on the device.
After that Nokia released only in Europe, not UK, their wonderful N9 phone running MeeGo Linux. It competed incredibly well with the other top smartphones available when it was released. Unfortunately Microsoft took over Nokia company at that point, and they focussed on Windows Mobile phones and some Symbian ones and dropped MeeGo (wahhhhh, boo hoo).
But a Nokia splinter group departed from the company and produced the Jolla company, releasing the Jolla "Sailfish OS" Linux phone. Unfortunately Jolla have not managed to fire up the masses, and their mobile hasn't grabbed much market share. But, they did very well considering. I mean, look how "Microsoft" and "Blackberry" have done in the mobile device OS market.
Now that Nokia has re-taken back their main phone production company from Microsoft, they're concentrating on Android phones. They're pretty decent ones too. Who knows, maybe Nokia / Jolla will do something which grows successful in the future.
I was really happy about the Sailfish on Xperia X deal until I read about their pricing model with yearly, non-trivial license fees. I doubt their fanbase is big enough to support that sort of lunacy. Can I just please have a PuzzlePhone with Sailfish OS? Please?
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I think SailfishOS has potential if they are bought by a russian or chinese company, but I don't see them succeeding with current management, and I don't think they have any chance in mainstream western world markets.