Blaze (he/him)@lemmy.zip to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · vor 2 JahrenLineageOS is currently installed on 1.5 million Android devices9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square99linkfedilinkarrow-up1490arrow-down111cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansandroid@lemmy.worldlineageos@lemmy.mlandroid@lemdro.id
arrow-up1479arrow-down1external-linkLineageOS is currently installed on 1.5 million Android devices9to5google.comBlaze (he/him)@lemmy.zip to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · vor 2 Jahrenmessage-square99linkfedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansandroid@lemmy.worldlineageos@lemmy.mlandroid@lemdro.id
minus-squarelemmytellyousomething@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·vor 2 JahrenWhy? I don’t understand. Doesn’t it have any update mechanism for that?
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·vor 2 JahrenThey mean that the device manufacturer and or hardware vendors are no longer putting out updates for the proprietary blobs.
minus-squarePantherina@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·vor 2 JahrenI dont know if it even has to be proprietary. Vendors need to sign the firmware too. Yeah, really bad.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·vor 2 JahrenThat’s why we work to mainline devices. It is very hard and there are only a handful of devices that work with mainline Linux but it simplifies a lot of things.
Why? I don’t understand. Doesn’t it have any update mechanism for that?
They mean that the device manufacturer and or hardware vendors are no longer putting out updates for the proprietary blobs.
I dont know if it even has to be proprietary. Vendors need to sign the firmware too.
Yeah, really bad.
That’s why we work to mainline devices. It is very hard and there are only a handful of devices that work with mainline Linux but it simplifies a lot of things.