Hello distant people from who knows what corners on this round giant rock!
Today, after years of not being able to create anything new for TROM, I am releasing a new project: TROM Articles. See tromsite.com/articles/
Same as TROM Books, but in a different format. Makes more sense to have these pieces of content in this web-format rather than a PDF like the books were.
I am starting with an article about this project: TROM Articles.
But the main release is a massive article called Culture Cancer that I've been working on for the past year. This is an in-depth article about why groups of people hate other groups of people, and why culture can become cancerous. From Israel and Gaza, to Nazis and racism, I dissect this complex topic in a very simple to understand way.
I learned so much while doing this article. I learned to not hate even on those that are absolute monsters, because you get to learn where their hatred comes from. I learned how to communicate better with others and try to solve conflicts, even between friends, partners, family. I learned about the complex situation in Gaza or why the Nazis were such monsters. I learned about what cultures are and why variety is something to celebrate not differentiate. Learned about immigration or where racism comes from. What makes someone a terrorist? Or a white nationalist? Why are people putting themselves into groups and they hate on other groups of people?
A lot to unpack for such a complex topic, so I hope you get to learn a lot too. The article is full of links/sources, videos, documentaries, a course about culture, and even a quiz.
It makes us saner, smarter and more relaxed if we are educated. This is why I want TROM Articles to be a valuable place for that.
At times we may write smaller articles, but from time to time I want us to dissect important topics like the one above, or AI, or how we see the world, science, so much to learn about!
I am going through a lot recently, so I need a bit of time to be able to create new content. But I love doing this. Actually without it, I feel like I will collapse into a black hole. We may reboot TROMcast too, to discuss this topic. I may create videos as well. Let's see. I will let you know if/when these will happen.
I also feel forced to mention that it would help me so much if there would be more people supporting TROM financially. We ask for 5€ donations a month if possible. I feel sick even mentioning this, but since recently I was abandoned by my best friend, my partner with whom I was a team with and helped each other in all ways, then facing the world alone, physically, mentally and financially, has become a big fight for me now. I am asking for real donations not like "if you donate you get this". Everyone is treated equally and asked for a small and equal amount of money.
I hope I can make it, in all ways. Or at least in some ways. I have a lot to say and do. I want to create a Trade-Free Event and open the doors for more collaboration with TROM. Let's see where this goes.
Thank you for still being interested in this project that I hope will become a lot more relevant now with the new TROM Articles release!
PS: I know many people use mobile phones to "eat content". But I cannot guarantee these big articles are properly formatted for such tiny screens. Quite impossible the way I design them. So please, if you can, use a bigger device.
Matt Panhans
in reply to Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️ • • •دانیال بهزادی | Danial Behzadi
in reply to Matt Panhans • • •PMOS is an OS, not a phone!
Jordan
in reply to Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️ • • •Dávid Bárdos
in reply to Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️ • • •fisherdude
in reply to Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️ • • •PureTryOut
in reply to fisherdude • • •Didek
in reply to Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️ • • •While made and advertised as a pocket computer (keyboard, square-ish screen, no earpiece speaker, modem on M.2 module, battery…) with optional calling capabilities, more than a phone, for as far as croundfunding goes this one looks like it might check the boxes:
mecha.so/comet
Mecha Comet - Modular Linux Handheld Computer
Mechadarkdragon
in reply to Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️ • • •I have been looking for something similar for years and asked about it here and there.
At the moment, opencollective.com/postmarketo… seems the most promising, as they also sponsor component work and follow an upstream first approach, it benefits the whole ecosystem.
Note that it might make sense to also sponsor some individuals like @okias doing a lot of upstreaming work.
postmarketOS - Open Collective
opencollective.comDaniel Kulesz
in reply to Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️ • • •There was e.g. #Liberux which failed unfortunately (I backed it btw).
I hope for something modular like a #mnt_reform phone where the modules could be exchanged with several processor module options. This way, many parts could be kept for a longer time. An upgrade board for the #librem5 would also be an interesting idea.
Fossman
in reply to Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️ • • •Projects that appear to be currently focused on mainline Linux phone I know of - with their donation links:
@ev:
ev.phosh.mobi/donate/
@postmarketOS:
opencollective.com/postmarketO…
@purism:
shop.puri.sm/product-category/…
shop.puri.sm/shop/donate/
@mobian:
liberapay.com/mobian/donate
@dawndrums:
github.com/sponsors/dawndrums
I'm not sure if you can donate to GNOME and KDE's mobile efforts specifically. Similarly, there doesn't appear to be a way to donate towards the #Librephone project specifically instead of the whole @fsf in general.
I love the @mechasystems project but not sure if that tiny-screen device can ever be a smartphone replacement unless they offer a taller screen variant...
#LinuxMobile #MobileLinux #gnuLinux #Librem5
Donate – Purism
Goran Stevanovic (Purism)Miha Markič
in reply to Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️ • • •Elx Cat
in reply to Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️ • • •Jolla Phone Pre-order
Jolla ShopBlort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️
in reply to Elx Cat • • •@elx
So close, but I'm really looking for something that can run standard Linux apps that don't have to be specifically made for just one platform like Jolla or Ubuntu Touch. Still, I'm happy that Jolla exists, even if I wish they would open the interface.
#Jolla #UbuntuTouch #LinuxMobile #MobileLinux
Lioh
in reply to Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️ • • •sado
in reply to Lioh • • •LogicalErzor
in reply to sado • • •Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️
in reply to LogicalErzor • • •@Logical_Error
Interesting. I actually have a PinePhonePro already but haven't updated it since about 6 months after it came out. It's hardware enablement jyst seemed so far behind even the PinePhone.
I can even live with short battery life, via spare batteries, if the basic functions actually work.
Thanks for the suggestion!
@sado @Lioh
ruiten
in reply to Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️ • • •Most apps are not built for being operated on tiny touch screens. The ones I actually manged to install cannot be launched or do not expose a usable user interface. Most others I tried did not install at all.
All in all I tried about 20 apps (the ones that mattered to me).
There is at least one noteable exceptions that works flawless on my Linux phone:
syncthing
LogicalErzor
in reply to Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️ • • •imo the fp5 seems to best fit, but i havent looked at the pmOS wiki chart in a while
i think the main problem isnt really funding but development. lots are interested, but the knowledge is locked behind institutions (eg. schematics and engineers to talk to)
ppp was close (we have schematics), but failed because of disagreements unfortunately
there are linux phones being sold by companies rn, but i would be careful of buying those
fosstodon.org/@Logical_Error/1…
LogicalErzor (@Logical_Error@fosstodon.org)
LogicalErzor (Fosstodon)QuadRadical
in reply to Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️ • • •