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1. Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Thursday, 22-Nov-2018 00:09:46 EST Strypey

   The ability to try live sessions and dual-boot made a huge difference to the average users willingness to try desktop #GNU/Linux. If it didn't work, or was in any way unsatisfactory, the user could be confident their PC would still work under Windows. If there was a way to test custom ROMs for mobile devices, like #Replicant or #LineageOS, without affecting the default system, I suspect a lot more users would be willing to try them.

   1. Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Thursday, 22-Nov-2018 00:14:48 EST Strypey

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      Then a lot more data could be gathered about the OS support requirement of different devices. Ideally leading to a situation for mobile akin to the desktop, where almost any device, no matter how old or uncommon can run at least some kind of (mostly) #FreeCode OS.

   2. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 22-Nov-2018 04:13:24 EST lnxw48a1

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      @strypey Perhaps. I think the process necessary to root one's phone is complicated enough to deter most people. If it was "download this to a microSD card, insert in phone, reboot phone", more people would probably do it.
      1. Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Thursday, 22-Nov-2018 04:38:41 EST Strypey

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         @lnxw48a1 yes, that's essentially what I'm saying. That would be like a live session or dual-boot for a mobile device. Windows desktops/ laptops were not designed to allow live sessions or dual-boots, yet some clever hackers found ways to make them possible, and then easier to do over time. I'm curious to know of anyone working on anything similar for mobiles.