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Android doesn't belong here either.
Sorry, what is the relevance here?
Android also uses a Linux kernel.
I'm not following. Are you suggesting the subject of android doesn't belong in this instance of Linux on Lemmy?
I'm saying that Android phones and the partly proprietary Jolla phone are basically equivalent.
Sir.... Unless you are on gnu herd or on 100% open hardware, you are also using proprietary drivers and software.
As I said, not all Linux is oss.
In a discussion about the OS there's possibly some room for that. But this thread is about a phone. c/degoogle might be a better location.