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I know this requires changing the SoC to x86_64 or ARM but I want bog standard Linux any distribution to run on the cell phone, at least run in the sense of the kernel. The applications would be up to the distribution maintainers. Talking to the modem should just be a Linux kernel module that has been blessed by Linus Torvalds. The code must be clean enough that at no point is he tempted to raise the middle finger or start writing an email. No obfuscated code, no lawful intercept JTAG debugging code, no dodgy BIOS just bog standard Linux and standard x86_64 or ARM hardware. Maybe something like coreboot as the BIOS.

In fairness I also want a goose that lays golden eggs.




By all means do that. I'm sure you will find an audience of enthusiasts who would consume your work. Saying is one thing, doing is another.


"What color do you like dragon to be?"


Multi-Phasic Ultraviolet. Only visible with Spectrespecs.




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