[LAU] OT: android for the linux user ...was: legacy equipment for a user who does not "program"

[Simon Wise]

On 19/03/14 02:10, Rob wrote:

> I don't seem to have Knox on my phone; I haven't seen the shield, and
> there's nothing about it in settings. There's a system update that's been
> pending since I got the phone, and I've been avoiding letting it install
> precisely because I don't want that. (On XDA's forum for my carrier's
> version of the phone, there are lots of threads that mention "de-Knoxed"
> stock ROMs.)

Sounds right. For the pen and interface I want the current Samsung stuff.

I want to avoid any bulk replacement of the system, I'd rather learn it and 
adjust it myself, that's the reason I wanted an Android system (an ARM one) to 
use everyday ... paired with a good desktop machine.

That was the way I got to know linux properly, after first using it only on 
projects but using OSX daily. Then Apple dropped PPC and I wanted an pen, so 
went to a Fujitsu Lifebook and Debian, which lasted me 6 years. But the last 4 
years of that was doing a computing and maths degree, which certainly 
accelerated the learning curve. I guess full-time study was my version of a 
mid-life crisis after 25 years doing theatre projects freelance!

Simon