▲ 93 ▼ Kobo's new color E Ink eReaders start at only $150 (www.pocket-lint.com) submitted 2 years ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/technology@beehaw.org 39 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] targetx@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) There is NickelMenu and you can telnet into it. You can also install other OS like KOReader easily, it doesn't have a locked bootloader or anything like that. So imho that's pretty accessible and open. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Ok? On Onyx you can install any Store and app you want, bootloader is unlocked per default. Though it has lots of telemetry (Kobo probably too) which is why you should root and cleanup. Btw, Kobo is a reader app and maybe a launcher but not firmware/OS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] targetx@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago* I never said anything about Onyx, I don't own one but have considered them. They look nice and open. I do own a couple of Kobo devices though and just wanted to say it's not running Android of any kind but it's still relatively open. Especially compared to phones, tablets and Kindle. The firmware/OS point you're trying to make is irrelevant there and I think you know it :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Ok? On Onyx you can install any Store and app you want, bootloader is unlocked per default. Though it has lots of telemetry (Kobo probably too) which is why you should root and cleanup. Btw, Kobo is a reader app and maybe a launcher but not firmware/OS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] targetx@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago* I never said anything about Onyx, I don't own one but have considered them. They look nice and open. I do own a couple of Kobo devices though and just wanted to say it's not running Android of any kind but it's still relatively open. Especially compared to phones, tablets and Kindle. The firmware/OS point you're trying to make is irrelevant there and I think you know it :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] targetx@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago* I never said anything about Onyx, I don't own one but have considered them. They look nice and open. I do own a couple of Kobo devices though and just wanted to say it's not running Android of any kind but it's still relatively open. Especially compared to phones, tablets and Kindle. The firmware/OS point you're trying to make is irrelevant there and I think you know it :) permalink fedilink source parent