"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LineageOS" uses a Linux kernel, but it can also use Android apps. It's more like an improved version of Android than a GNU/Linux distro customized to work on a phone. Some of these operating systems are more usable than Android, but I agree that there are still problems with hardwired backdoors in the phone hardware itself.

On Fri, Nov 29, 2019 at 1:55 PM Dr. Nikolaus Klepp <office(a)klepp.biz> wrote:

Good to hear that Sailfish OS is still around For many years, it was difficult to find a Sailfish OS phone that would support North American cellular frequencies. Hopefully, that has changed. Maybe there's a Sony phone, or some other phones that can be flashed with Sailfish OS & will support North American LTE frequencies. Great to hear that there's an Android emulator that works fairly well for Sailfish OS! On Fri, Nov 29, 2019 at 2:26 PM deloptes <deloptes(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Robert Peters wrote: > > HI, > > Does anyone recommend a Linux-based system that can be installed on a > > smartphone, to replace the Google Android system? > > Robert > > I was using Nokia N9 before - the only linux based phone created ever and > working perfectly for many years. From the project emerged Mer, Jolla and > Sailfish OS. > > Now I have been using Sailfish OS for the past couple of years and it > works very well. I recommend having a look at it. > > They use the AOSP program from Sony, so at the moment Xperia X and XA2 > are officially supported, however there are many community ports for > other devices. Disadvantage is the eco system and the android emulator is > not available to the community ports. The emulator costs 50€ and you can > use perhaps 90% of the android apps. For XA2 the kernel is 4.9 AFAIR with > Android 8.x emulator. > I personally have looked at many other options to replace N9 may be 5y > ago but this was the only one that makes sense to me. It is very > transparent and open and has a large community. > > Some skills are required to flash and maintain, but well freedom is not > something you get in the help desk. > > regards > >

These are the phones compatible with Replicant:  " https://replicant.us/supported-devices.php"  The Pinephone should be available in about March 2020 & it's designed to run various GNU/Linux OSes  "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PinePhone".  The Pinephone is going to cost around $150 USD, which is much cheaper than other similar phones.

Robert Peters wrote: Same here - my private mail address is on a server controlled by a friend, hosted in Europe. No need of local storage, because the mail server is the important part. Anyway - mail is a grey area, because you do not know who else reads the mails on the way, before they reach you. IMO it is irrelevant - best to use is PGP/GPG, but only few really use it. But yes, we do not have to agree or let someone tracking us and making money out of this. regards

If I read that right you’re saying an Email server is $500+ per year? That is so not true!

On Saturday 30 November 2019 08:25:12 am William Morder via trinity-users wrote: Whoa, whoa, whoa! If I read that right you’re saying an Email server is $500+ per year? That is so not true! Conventionally you need: - Domain name ($9/year) [1] - A cheap shared host ($20/year) [2] - A free web hosting control panel ($0/year) [3] * - Security & Firewall software ($0/year) [4] Total ~$30/year * You’ll need this with a VPS or better, with a shared host you probably won’t. If you don’t want to manage a server, the unconventional route is to use Email Hosting at your domain registrar. - Domain name ($9/year) [1] - Email Hosting ($24/year) [5] Total ~$35/year # # # Generally the difference is with conventional you get unlimited email addresses of your domain name and it can be setup to SSH tunnel between you and your server. Email Hosting at your domain registrar tends to limit the number of email addresses you can use and doesn’t always have a secure connection (Porkbun seems to, but I’ve never used it). A secure connection is desired, but in no way guarantees your mail isn’t sent plain text between other hops. # # # I’m a Porkbun customer, so if you decide to use them, shoot me a private email and I’ll dig through their affiliate junk and send you a code. If anyone decides to go the conventional route, I do this for a living, shoot me an email if you have any questions or need setup help. Best All, Michael http://inet-design.com/ [1] https://porkbun.com/products/domains#searchResultsTldLetter_c [2] https://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4 [3] https://www.accuwebhosting.com/blog/top-5-free-web-hosting-control-panels-t o-manage-vps-dedicated-servers/ https://www.znetlive.com/blog/comparison-of-top-11-open-source-hosting-pane ls/ [4] https://www.configserver.com/cp/csf.html [5] https://porkbun.com/products/email

I just came across a post on ycombinator, and it seemed worthy of adding the information to this thread: "If I were configuring a smartphone today, I'd use @DanielMicay's @GrapheneOS as the base operating system." source: https://mobile.twitter.com/Snowden/status/1175430722733129729 Bill