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On 7/7/2016 11:54, Adrien Dorsaz wrote:<br>
<blockquote cite="mid:1467917699.3344.0@mail.adorsaz.ch" type="cite"><span style="white-space: pre;">Hi,</span><br>
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Le jeu 7 jui 2016 à 8:25, H. Nikolaus Schaller
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:hns@goldelico.com"><hns@goldelico.com></a> a écrit :<br>
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<div class="plaintext" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I for example have to admit that I use an iPhone. A very
old one because it is mechanically compatible to the car kit
of my car...</div>
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<div>Currently I'm using a Samsung Galaxy SIII. I would like to
use my GTA04 as</div>
<div>before, but it has again an issue with the USB port.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>This time, when I plug the cable of the OpenMoko charger,
nothing happens.</div>
<div>Before my USB port was moving and my local electronic shop
was able to</div>
<div>solder it again. Unfortunately, this time the USB port
doesn't move, so I'm not</div>
<div>sure if it is an issue on hardware or software.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I think that's an hardware issue, because I've tried several
software (QtMoko,</div>
<div>Replicant and the Debian-LXDE, none works).</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Although I've lost a bit my motivation, because the USB port
has an issue</div>
<div>every 6 months and I know I won't be able to spend more time
and money</div>
<div>to fix these recurrent issues (I'm not particulary skilled
with my hands and</div>
<div>I've never worked with electronics).</div>
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I have this exact same problem since about two weeks after I bought
my used GTA04 from Orest Tarasiuk on this list. I have a Freerunner
that I bought previously that I use as a battery charger and I cycle
through three batteries: one in the device, one charged spare in my
pocket, and the final one charging at home. It's tedious and I have
to set the time every time I change batteries, but I'm able to use
the GTA04 to make calls and send and receive texts (though not MMS),
and very occasionally to browse the Internet with Aurora browser on
QtMoko v57. Eventually I might try to lean on a more capable
solderer friend to reattach the UBS port, and then epoxy the whole
thing in place to prevent the solder joints from breaking again.<br>
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<div class="plaintext" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">So I still dream of a device that is modern enough and
can be owned and operated as long as I like and get
software updates for a very long time. It is also supported
well enough so that I can even try to repair something.</div>
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I've already prepaid the full 1140€ for a Neo900 device, so when
(hopefully not if) that project finishes I plan on switching to that
as my everyday device. At this stage, judging from #neo900 on
freenode, I'm a bit worried that there won't be any OS ready when
the hardware is finalized. Joerg has repeated many times that the
project is about creating hardware which maintains compatibility
with the N900 hardware, and someone else will have to make software
that works. If I can scrape together some more available funds I'd
like to also preorder a GTA05, but I haven't been able to do that
yet.<br>
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<div>I'm particularly happy with the GTA04 / Tinkerphone
community because</div>
<div>the kernel development is sill active (long time after
GTA04 production !)</div>
<div>and that a hacking weekend was organized to take back
QtMoko active.</div>
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Community and communication is very important. Neo900 hasn't put
out a (micro)blog post in a long time, and they were talking about
needing a communication officer in IRC yesterday. Having some sort
of constant stream of minor updates keeps people engaged.<br>
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<div class="plaintext" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">And, I would like to see a uniform user interface across
all portable devices, desktop devices and even web
access.
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<div class="plaintext" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">But not only user interface but API and SDKs. Why shall I
write software for mobile, the same app for desktop
and provice web pages for mobile plus desktop? Four
different pieces of code! All incompatible in different
languages, toolkits and libraries, but doing all the same
for the users - just in different screen dimensions.</div>
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Yes and that was almost possible with the Firefox OS project
which tried to create</div>
<div>applications using standard web technologies.
Unfortunately, the project</div>
<div>was relying on the 3D graphics capacity and I didn't find
easily a way to</div>
<div>run the closed firmware with recent kernels (though, I
don't know kernel</div>
<div>and graphic firmware interaction in general).</div>
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<div class="plaintext" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">
It is a dream and I haven't found that it is fulfilled anywhere.
Therefore I am continuously tinkering with GTA04, Letux
kernels, Pyra-Handheld, QtMoko, QuantumSTEP and all
the other activities.
What are your motivations and dreams and thoughts?</div>
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My motivation is owning my own device (as opposed to renting it from
an giant corporation that can choose to deny it to you at a whim)
which respects my freedom.<br>
<br>
-Andrew<br>
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<div>I dream about the GTA04A5 (which had a fix for the USB port)
runing</div>
<div>QtMoko and a more recent web browser :)</div>
<div><br>
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<div>The icing on the cake will be to have a screen more readable
at sun light.</div>
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<div>Unfortunately, I know the price is far too expensive for my
budget</div>
<div>and I don't think my wife will be ok to buy the newer model
:)</div>
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<div>My motivation is exactly what you described in the announce
of the Tinkerphones</div>
<div>community: I'd like to take time to tink my phone, especially
with free (as in</div>
<div>free speech) software and I'd like to experiment some little
application</div>
<div>developement on such device.</div>
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<div>Best regards,</div>
<div>Adrien</div>
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