Fairphone: The smartphone with social values
Howdy all, Many of our recent meetings have touched on the difficulty of obtaining a handheld computer (a “smartphone”) that works with only free software. Has anyone looked into the Fairphone <URL:https://www.fairphone.com/>? There have been some models historically that could be made to work with some degree of free software, but this is one where the designers are proud of how the hardware is in control of the owner who bought it. They deliver only within Europe for now. Does anyone know someone in the EU (which for now still includes the UK!) who could help some of us by ordering a few Fairphone devices and delivering them to Australia? -- \ “When we talk to God, we're praying. When God talks to us, | `\ we're schizophrenic.” —Jane Wagner, via Lily Tomlin, 1985 | _o__) | Ben Finney
I had my Fairphone 1 ordered and shipped to Germany and then sent to Australia back in 2014. But for now I am back in Germany. So, let's talk about your idea, Ben. Cheers, -- Sven Sven_Andriske@gmx.net
On 1 Jul 2016, at 12:40 AM, Ben Finney <ben+freesoftware@benfinney.id.au> wrote:
Howdy all,
Many of our recent meetings have touched on the difficulty of obtaining a handheld computer (a “smartphone”) that works with only free software.
Has anyone looked into the Fairphone <URL:https://www.fairphone.com/>?
There have been some models historically that could be made to work with some degree of free software, but this is one where the designers are proud of how the hardware is in control of the owner who bought it.
They deliver only within Europe for now. Does anyone know someone in the EU (which for now still includes the UK!) who could help some of us by ordering a few Fairphone devices and delivering them to Australia?
-- \ “When we talk to God, we're praying. When God talks to us, | `\ we're schizophrenic.” —Jane Wagner, via Lily Tomlin, 1985 | _o__) | Ben Finney
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On 03-Jul-2016, Sven@GMX wrote:
I had my Fairphone 1 ordered and shipped to Germany and then sent to Australia back in 2014. But for now I am back in Germany. So, let's talk about your idea, Ben.
So far, no-one else has said they want to get in on an order of Fairphone 2 and share delivery cost. I plan to make an order this month, if Sven is willing to relay for us. Who is with me? -- \ “If you ever teach a yodeling class, probably the hardest thing | `\ is to keep the students from just trying to yodel right off. | _o__) You see, we build to that.” —Jack Handey | Ben Finney <ben@benfinney.id.au>
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