▲ 1485 ▼ Motorola confirms GrapheneOS support for a future phone, bringing over features (9to5google.com) submitted 8 months ago by baatliwala@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 289 comments fedilink hide all child comments ❤️ 1
[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago (5 children) What does it mean to you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 point 8 months ago (4 children) Prevent changes. Locking down software project would mean making it closed sourced. Locking down hardware means preventing software/firmware changes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago (3 children) We meant the same thing then. Nothing prevents Motorola from making changes to GrapheneOS, making it closed source, and blocking software/firmware changes on their phone so that you can't install the open source original. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 point 8 months ago (2 children) Any phone manufacturer can do it and they don't need any special deals with GrapheneOS for that. GrapheneOS would definitely not support Motorola making some secret changes to the OS before installing it so this news is the complete opposite of such situation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago* (1 child) GrapheneOS would definitely not support Motorola making some secret changes to the OS before installing it so this news is the complete opposite of such situation. I completely agree, I am answering the hypothetical you brought up: How would Motorola lock it down? I don't believe they will lock it down, but you asked how could they do that. And the answer is they could easily do that, deals or not. I don't think they will, but there is nothing preventing them from doing so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 point 8 months ago Yeah, technically it's possible. Technically they can also hire GrapheneOS guys and make future versions closed source. In the context of this news both things are unlikely though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 point 8 months ago (4 children) Prevent changes. Locking down software project would mean making it closed sourced. Locking down hardware means preventing software/firmware changes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago (3 children) We meant the same thing then. Nothing prevents Motorola from making changes to GrapheneOS, making it closed source, and blocking software/firmware changes on their phone so that you can't install the open source original. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 point 8 months ago (2 children) Any phone manufacturer can do it and they don't need any special deals with GrapheneOS for that. GrapheneOS would definitely not support Motorola making some secret changes to the OS before installing it so this news is the complete opposite of such situation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago* (1 child) GrapheneOS would definitely not support Motorola making some secret changes to the OS before installing it so this news is the complete opposite of such situation. I completely agree, I am answering the hypothetical you brought up: How would Motorola lock it down? I don't believe they will lock it down, but you asked how could they do that. And the answer is they could easily do that, deals or not. I don't think they will, but there is nothing preventing them from doing so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 point 8 months ago Yeah, technically it's possible. Technically they can also hire GrapheneOS guys and make future versions closed source. In the context of this news both things are unlikely though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago (3 children) We meant the same thing then. Nothing prevents Motorola from making changes to GrapheneOS, making it closed source, and blocking software/firmware changes on their phone so that you can't install the open source original. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 point 8 months ago (2 children) Any phone manufacturer can do it and they don't need any special deals with GrapheneOS for that. GrapheneOS would definitely not support Motorola making some secret changes to the OS before installing it so this news is the complete opposite of such situation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago* (1 child) GrapheneOS would definitely not support Motorola making some secret changes to the OS before installing it so this news is the complete opposite of such situation. I completely agree, I am answering the hypothetical you brought up: How would Motorola lock it down? I don't believe they will lock it down, but you asked how could they do that. And the answer is they could easily do that, deals or not. I don't think they will, but there is nothing preventing them from doing so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 point 8 months ago Yeah, technically it's possible. Technically they can also hire GrapheneOS guys and make future versions closed source. In the context of this news both things are unlikely though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 point 8 months ago (2 children) Any phone manufacturer can do it and they don't need any special deals with GrapheneOS for that. GrapheneOS would definitely not support Motorola making some secret changes to the OS before installing it so this news is the complete opposite of such situation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago* (1 child) GrapheneOS would definitely not support Motorola making some secret changes to the OS before installing it so this news is the complete opposite of such situation. I completely agree, I am answering the hypothetical you brought up: How would Motorola lock it down? I don't believe they will lock it down, but you asked how could they do that. And the answer is they could easily do that, deals or not. I don't think they will, but there is nothing preventing them from doing so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 point 8 months ago Yeah, technically it's possible. Technically they can also hire GrapheneOS guys and make future versions closed source. In the context of this news both things are unlikely though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago* (1 child) GrapheneOS would definitely not support Motorola making some secret changes to the OS before installing it so this news is the complete opposite of such situation. I completely agree, I am answering the hypothetical you brought up: How would Motorola lock it down? I don't believe they will lock it down, but you asked how could they do that. And the answer is they could easily do that, deals or not. I don't think they will, but there is nothing preventing them from doing so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 point 8 months ago Yeah, technically it's possible. Technically they can also hire GrapheneOS guys and make future versions closed source. In the context of this news both things are unlikely though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 point 8 months ago Yeah, technically it's possible. Technically they can also hire GrapheneOS guys and make future versions closed source. In the context of this news both things are unlikely though. permalink fedilink source parent