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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I just love pmOS. I think it's the best mobile OS in existence now (Android became bloated after 11 so don't tell me about that).

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah if it ran on modern devices i would 100% use it. PMOS really needs more support and more people need to know it exists. Problem is qualcomm(and even mediatek iirc) dont contribute to linux with most of their chips so everything has to be reverse engineered and upstreamed to work.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Biktor and Lynxis will be working on OpenIMSd, which aims to bring VoLTE (4G voice calls) to Qualcomm based phones (like the PinePhone)

This is fantastic news, and I wish them all the best. Reliable VoLTE/WoWiFi calls was my main (but obviously major) issue with the PinePhone.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago