📊 Poll: What OS(es) do you want to run on your next Fairphone (FP3 or later)

[JeroenH]

Because /e/ is so popular this thread was linked from https://e.foundation/towards-an-e-fairphone/ which is currently frontpage #1 on HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18521970

[paulakreuzer]

After the first 100 votes or so the top 3 were LOS, FP(O)OS and Sailfish.
/e/ and Ubuntu both have been pushed by their communities like Sailfish was in the first poll after which it was ported to the FP2.
I don’t mind the poll being a bit unrepresentative if it leads to a similar collaboration and cross-promotion with other communities again.

[linuxdevel]

sailfish was also push by there communities on telegram (same as UT)

[JdiR]

LuneOS for me please; it’s webOS continued in open source.
See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LuneOS

[AnotherElk]

@JdiR

LuneOS for me please; it’s webOS continued in open source.

Interesting. From reading back in the days I seem to remember webOS did a lot of things right, but like many “actually better than more well-known competition” solutions in IT, it didn’t catch on, even with a big player like HP at the helm in the end.
LG use it for their TVs (if that’s still the case).

LuneOS Wiki and forum don’t look too lively currently.
So … what would LuneOS do better than the “competition” on a smartphone today?

[JdiR]

I’m very much an end-user, not a developer but I’ve used webOS on my Palm Pre’s and the user interface is by far the best, very intuitive, they really nailed it. I had to move to a Blackberry with BB10 on it that got in that direction, but that will soon be an even more discontinued OS…
Best to check out YouTube to see webOS in action.
LuneOS is still in development, but this time the period between releases seems to be longer than expected. The developers are quite devoted, though it’s a small group and RL can get in the way.

[Thaodan]

Is Fairphone interested pairing this free hardware or at least blob free hardware?
I think that would be a good target.

I think only SailfishOS is only on par in terms of manpower to provide a good experience here.

[anon89700630]

I know it is a long shot but I voted for the Replicant compatibly for a future Fairphone. I think it’s quite vital to address the software ethics that could mark the Fairphone as a champion of ethical issues for both hardware and software.

I understand this requires a good communication between developers at Fairphone and developers of the Replicant project since it involves also the hardware architecture, and not only the OS (having a good modem isolation for instance). I don’t expect an official support from Fairphone developers, but a compatibility, similar to the LineageOS compatibility on the FP2.