marcdw

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[–] marcdw@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sounds like one of those Why Waa Waa questions. There's currently only six browsers listed, at the moment. It's not some all inclusive thing.

Where's Fennec, where's IronFox, where's WebLibre, where's Cromite or Helium or Tor Browser or or...?

Give these kinds of lists and the organizers time to check and test things or get additional feedback.

[–] marcdw@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, ThinkPad is great for Linux. Only had/have a few but always a pleasure to use. So reliable. Plus I really don't like touchpads so ThinkPads for the win. Even have two ThinkPad standalone keyboards (one wireless, one wired) for when I hook up to a mobile device, media box, or mini PC.

T21, Pentium III - Slackware 12 & Windows XP

SL510 2847DKU - MX Linux 21.2.1_(respin) FVWM_Ext, OpenBSD, and Void Linux

E15 Gen 3, AMD Ryzen 7 - Slackware 15

X1 Carbon Gen 3, Intel Core i7 - Fedora KDE Plasma Mobile Spin

Anyone know if it's possible to use the SIM slot in the X1 Carbon? Also, any recommendations for an alternate distro that is ideal for that laptop/tablet combo?

[–] marcdw@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Been using Thexyz for a long time but another I also use that has so far been reliable and inexpensive is Cheap email for everyone | Purelymail. Also use it with my own domain. See if they fit your criteria.

EDIT: Oops. forgot about the EU requirement. Maybe nevermind.

[–] marcdw@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 months ago

After many many years that would have been obvious yet this time I had a total brain blackout. I feel so dumb right now. ȏ.̮ȏ Thanks.

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by marcdw@lemmy.ml to c/lemmy_support@lemmy.ml
 

When trying to login to lemmy.ml I am being told my password is now too short. That's fine but how can I change it if I can't login?

Right now I'm posting from the Jerboa client which I dare not log out of. Checked within the app but don't see where I can change anything.

[–] marcdw@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yes, I am in the U.S. Sailfish has been available for the Pines early on. Most of the time I was on T-Mobile and later Mint Mobile. Calls worked fine I remember. VoLTE wasn't being forced yet so maybe that's why.

Regarding non-user-servicable battery, I have a ZTE Axon 7 that was in need of a new battery. I have the batteries and included tools but I lamented the task of prying open the case. Laziness and procrastination turned into weeks, then months, and sad to say, years. One of these days. :D

I actually have a third Pinephone. The one that came with Ubuntu Touch way back when. It had that faulty USB thing. I got an updated mainboard (more RAM and EMMC) but never got around to swapping it in. Another one of these days.

With everything that's been going on with Android I really do want a Linux that can be a daily driver. Just need to put in more effort. I keep throwing them aside for weeks at a time.

[–] marcdw@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (7 children)

I have the Pinephone and Pinephone Pro (both with Sailfish OS which I really like), Pixel 3a XL (Droidian), and an old Nexus tablet with UBTouch. Had ordered the FuriLabs FLX1 just as it went unavailable. Haven't yet opted in to receive the new FLX1s due to its "downgraded" feature set. What I wanted from the old (headphone jack, removable battery) are not there on the new but we get kill switches. Ooh. Not like I ever used them on the Pinephones. So I'm on the fence but may go for it. I was using the Droidian phone as a daily driver test bed in anticipation of the FLX1.

Pinephone Pro has been discontinued.

All of my Android phones are VoIP (XMPP) so I don't have to worry about things like VoLTE. I use JMP.chat to be able to call/text anyone in my contacts. On the Linux side that's not really doable although with WayDroid it's workable. WayDroid works fine on Droidian but not so much on Sailfish. From what I read the FuriOS version of WayDroid is even better.

The recommendation posted here about the OnePlus 6 (and 6T) is a good one. Seems it is an ideal phone for say postmarketOS. Most features are known to work save for camera which barely works on any Linux Mobile.

[–] marcdw@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Void is NOT based on Arch. It was an original distro created by an ex-NetBSD dev. But yeah, I'd recommend it too.

[–] marcdw@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I ditched my carriers about a year or so ago. Ported two numbers over to JMP.chat and all has been good. Contacts integration and using the standard Phone to make calls works well. Agreed, too, the support is great. Nice bunch of folks.

There's a few guides or articles that might be helpful.

How to Replace Your Carrier on Android Using These Fully Open-Source Tools

Set up your Internet Phone Number (JMP.chat) with Cheogram

Dialer integration is possible using the Cheogram client but the monocles chat client is now based on Cheogram & Conversations so one could use that also. It might have a few extra options/features.

[–] marcdw@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Their Matrix chat is very active regarding development and other things. Builds are available on a regular basis. Not sure why you insist on calling it dead if you don't know or care to know anything. So it doesn't support your watch, it's dead? Yet it supports mine, so it's alive and kicking. ¯_(⊙_ʖ⊙)_/¯