Re: I just got my pinephone.

[jbranso]

October 2, 2021 11:40 AM, "Christine Lemmer-Webber" <cwebber@dustycloud.org> 
wrote:

> jbranso@dismail.de writes:
> 
>> October 1, 2021 6:56 PM, "Christine Lemmer-Webber" <cwebber@dustycloud.org> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I think the easiest step to first testing would be to install Guix
>>> (userspace package manager) from Debian on Mobian. I've been meaning to
>>> do that, haven't tried yet...
>> 
>> Weirdly....I'm not certain that I want guix on my pinephone. Specifically
>> I got my Pinephone, because I was tired of google's spyware. AND I wanted
>> a life phone, which is a phone that is so boring to use, you put it down
>> and go live a life instead. :)
>> 
>> I've actually installed Mobian, removed the user "mobian" from the
>> suoders list, and had my mom change the root password on my phone.
>> So, my phone by design does not have firefox or tootle installed...
>> 
>> If I installed guix system, I could re-install those annoying apps
>> that drain my life away. It would be nice if guix system could
>> create a user that is not allowed to install applications, or had
>> only a whitelist of applications that he could install.
>> 
>> That's my two cents. :)
> 
> Well I understand. For years I've kept all the social stuff off my
> phone to not be too sucked into it. I use a browser, but in read-only
> mode...!

Also what's read-only mode?  A web browser that doesn't support images/video ?