Why we need GNU/Linux on mobile devices (now more than ever)

We take a look at Google Fuchsia and discuss what it means for the future of Android and FOSS on mobile devices. Finally, some FOSS projects that are working towards a better future are presented.

Links:
- Recording: https://media.ccc.de/v/35c3-9568-lightning_talks_day_4#t=5291
- Anbox: https://anbox.io
- Halium: https://halium.org
- Ubuntu Touch: https://ubuntu-touch.io
- Plasma Mobile: https://plasma-mobile.org
- Pine64: https://pine64.org
- Purism: https://puri.sm

Transcript

1. Jan Sprinz | @NeoTheThird | Lightning Talk at 35c3 | CC BY 4.0
   

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2. Jan Sprinz | @NeoTheThird | Lightning Talk at 35c3 | CC BY 4.0
   Mobile OS market share 2018
   

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3. Jan Sprinz | @NeoTheThird | Lightning Talk at 35c3 | CC BY 4.0
   Android
   is not an option
   

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4. Jan Sprinz | @NeoTheThird | Lightning Talk at 35c3 | CC BY 4.0
   Android is foss, isn’t it?
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   crucial features are being moved to GMS,
   increasingly also security features
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   every device has its own patched Linux kernel
   (and modified AOSP on older devices)
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   many devices are locked down
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   not a single fully functional foss android device
   exists
   

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5. Jan Sprinz | @NeoTheThird | Lightning Talk at 35c3 | CC BY 4.0
   Fuchsia and the Zirkon kernel
   the looming danger to our way of life
   

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6. (c) Google
   

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7. Jan Sprinz | @NeoTheThird | Lightning Talk at 35c3 | CC BY 4.0
   sound familiar?
   permissive-licensed kernel,
   proprietary userland….
   

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8. Jan Sprinz | @NeoTheThird | Lightning Talk at 35c3 | CC BY 4.0
   

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9. Jan Sprinz | @NeoTheThird | Lightning Talk at 35c3 | CC BY 4.0
   Where do we go from here?
   

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10. Jan Sprinz | @NeoTheThird | Lightning Talk at 35c3 | CC BY 4.0
    anbox.io
    

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11. Jan Sprinz | @NeoTheThird | Lightning Talk at 35c3 | CC BY 4.0
    L IUM
    HA
    halium.org
    (c) Halium Project
    

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12. plasma-mobile.org
    ubuntu-touch.io
    (c) KDE Community
    (c) UBports Community
    

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13. puri.sm pine64.org
    (c) Purism (c) Pine64
    

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