Ok to be clear what I want and expect from a good laptop:

- CPU: replaceable
- GPU: replaceable
- (important) RAM: replaceable
- Hinges: not so fragile they break after 3 years
- keyboard: replaceable easily, and solid
- screen: at least 1080p, at most 1440p, replaceable
- (optionally) cd/dvd drive (yes I still use CDs and DVDs in 2025)
- not too thick, but wouldn't mind too much
- reasonable weight, I still want my back for a few more years
- doesn't explicitly lock you out
- decent mainline linux support

@noisytoot by making it 6d instead of 3d

@elly FWIW my laptop is extremely thick and extremely bulky, but I had to carry way more before

@elly I don't carry around my computer at all times thankfully. But I think one could make a laptop that's repairable, while still not being too heavy

I miss laptops that last

everyone: oh look at my shiny computer it's so thin I can put it in my backpack and go to whynot2028 with it in 2025!
me: *still using a 15 year old laptop in 2025*

@fossdd @jomo @adrianyyy ooooh black wii shop channel loading circle

If you don't control your device, then it is not yours.

why am I not allowed to boot whatever firmware I want in the phone I bought and own?

@fossdd too bad the FSF HQ is no longer at boston

why am I not allowed to install & run whatever I want on the phone I bought with my own money and expect to own?

@pine64 @Cs137 @sxa So not quite LLMs and such

"Sideloading" is the rentseeker word for "being able to run software of your choosing on a computing device you purchased". There is no reasonable case for an operating system developer having a say over what programs you run on your hardware.

#Android #Google

"i use linux as my operating system," i state proudly to the unkempt, bearded man. he swivels around in his desk chair with a devilish gleam in his eyes, ready to mansplain with extreme precision.
"actually," he says with a grin, "linux is just the kernel. you use GNU+linux."
i don't miss a beat and reply with a smirk, "i use alpine, a distro that doesn't include the GNU coreutils, or any other GNU code. it's linux, but it's not GNU+linux."

the smile quickly drops from the man's face. his body begins convulsing and he foams at the mouth as he drop to the floor with a sickly thud. as he writhes around he screams "I-IT WAS COMPILED WITH GCC! THAT MEANS IT'S STILL GNU!"
coolly, i reply "if windows was compiled with gcc, would that make it GNU?" i interrupt his response with "and work is being made on the kernel to make it more compiler-agnostic. even if you were correct, you won't be for long."

with a sickly wheeze, the last of the man's life is ejected from his body. he lies on the floor, cold and limp. i've womansplained him to death.

Hhehe

linux-postmarketos-qcom-msm8953: Upgrade to v6.16.3-r0

Notable Changes:
- New device Billion Capture+
- AW8898 codec driver for Fairphone 3
- Enable irled for Redmi S2
- Support OVP values for pmi8950-wled
- New fix for DSI
- Fix SPI interface
- Other WLED fixes
- Drop some commits

https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/merge_requests/6969

Direct Action Gets the Goods!

Microsoft forums always have replies like:

Hello I am a goldstar certified super support rank platinum tier support agent with ten years of experience of calling myself a good boy.
I suggest that you turn off and on your computer. Then if that does not work reinstall windows. If that does not work just get a new computer.
Bye!

I've had a bit more time to play with @postmarketOS.

It is a joy.

I must look at how I can contribute, as this is a massively useful project, which I can see liberating numerous devices from outdated OSs in the future.

#postmarketOS #pmOS #Linux #FOSS

@dalias @cas @neil @postmarketOS I'm all for premarketOS instead