Would running PureOS in a Fairphone 2 be viable at some time in the future?

[Roboe]

Extending @paulakreuzer’s reply:

@hermann-san

shouldn’t that only concern the base PureOS?

Firmware blobs (drivers) already are base PureOS.

@hermann-san

For me there is not much difference if I have non-free components in UbuntuOS or PureOS

Excuse me, with all the respect, I think you have not understand yet the point of Purism and PureOS itself. From their websites:

Purism follows a strict belief in users’ rights to privacy, security, and freedom.

With PureOS, you are the only one in control of your digital life.

With firmware containing obscure parts, a system cannot guarantee information security, thus it cannot guarantee privacy, thus it cannot guarantee freedom.

@hermann-san

then I fear that PureOS would be another OS for geeks only.

PureOS is an OS just for 100% freedom-respecting hardware (like Purism, ThinkPenguin, Technoethical, Minifree, Libiquity and maybe other devices). So, no, it’s not for everything, and yes, it’s limited and that’s ok. Their challenge it’s changing the electronic industry in a similar way that Fairphone does.