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Really? I've only managed to find a way to hack kobo readers.
People use jailbroken kindles as cheap eInk displays, but I think it requires certain firmware versions.
Google it, but if you've got ebooks on a hard drive somewhere, you can easily transfer them to a kindle, no further purchases required.
Sideloading ebooks is not the same thing as running alternative FOSS software on a device.
Where there's a will, there's a way. I don't have the will to find out how to upload an alt OS to a kindle, but the Internet is vast and if ye seek, ye shall find.
I did look into it and I've yet to find a way to do this.
The FOSS community is not limitless and while some community might develop a way in the future, it most definetly is not trivial to do, just by googling. This is a niche topic and AFAIK quite hard to do (first getting custom firmware to run and then develop a FOSS OS for it... While probably not being paid to do so).
Your comments seem quite condescending. I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt but I'd kindly advice you to adjust your tone a bit.
Okay, I guess you're right. Sorry about that. It's tough sometimes to keep your mouth shut about things you know little about.
"Now, I don't know what I'm talking about, but I assure you, you can do it."