On 07/31/2014 05:47 PM, Torsten Grote wrote:
On Thursday 31 July 2014 12:36:26 Tobias Platen wrote:
There are no non-free apps installed by default
I am sorry I have to disagree here. It is heavily filled with non-free software.
When I still had a Fairphone, I tried to make it as free as possible, but eventually gave up. Maybe this is still useful to you:
https://github.com/grote/fairphone-barebone/
Please note that if you really want to use both SIM card slots, this currently removes too much.
Which apps are under a proprietary license? The "About" section in the settings doesn't list any proprietary licenses at all. Only "Open source" licenses, mainly Apache and GPL.
(I see the firmware as a separate, though also important, issue. But Cyanogenmod also includes proprietary firmware, so the Fairphone might be "as good" as that and a better option than phones which are hardcoded to demand you provide a Google account.)