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thoughts on ereaders/kindles? (self.opensource)

submitted 11 months ago by darcy to c/[email protected]

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im thinking of getting an ereader, but cant find many foss devices. i dont plan on connecting it to the internet, so i suppose it doesnt matter if its controlled by amazon right? love to hear your thoughts...

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Where there's a will, there's a way. I don't have the will to find out how to upload an alt OS to a kindle, but the Internet is vast and if ye seek, ye shall find.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I did look into it and I've yet to find a way to do this.

The FOSS community is not limitless and while some community might develop a way in the future, it most definetly is not trivial to do, just by googling. This is a niche topic and AFAIK quite hard to do (first getting custom firmware to run and then develop a FOSS OS for it... While probably not being paid to do so).

Your comments seem quite condescending. I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt but I'd kindly advice you to adjust your tone a bit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Okay, I guess you're right. Sorry about that. It's tough sometimes to keep your mouth shut about things you know little about.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

"Now, I don't know what I'm talking about, but I assure you, you can do it."