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<!-- Copyright 2022 Jake Winters --> <!-- Copyright 2022 Jake Winters -->
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<h1>Blog - #0</h1> <h1>Blog - #0</h1>
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<h2>FOSS is Working Against Itself</h2> <h2>FOSS is Working Against Itself</h2>
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<p class="update_date">Posted: 2022-01-27 (UTC+00:00)</p> <p class="update_date">Posted: 2022-01-27 (UTC+00:00)</p>
<p class="update_date">Updated: 2022-11-09 (UTC+00:00)</p> <p class="update_date">Updated: 2022-11-09 (UTC+00:00)</p>
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<!-- Table of contents --> <!-- Table of contents -->
<h2 id="toc"><a href="#toc" class="h2" <h2 id="toc"><a href="#toc" class="h2"
>Table of Contents<a/></h2> >Table of Contents<a/></h2>
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<li><a href="#conclusion" class="body-link" <li><a href="#conclusion" class="body-link"
>Conclusion</a></li> >Conclusion</a></li>
</ul> </ul>
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<h2 id=introduction"><a href="#introduction" class="h2" <h2 id=introduction"><a href="#introduction" class="h2"
>Introduction</a></h2> >Introduction</a></h2>
<p>The world has become a dangerous, privacy invading, human rights stripping, totalitarian place; <p>The world has become a dangerous, privacy invading, human rights stripping, totalitarian place;
in order to combat this, people are joining a growing, and dangerous, trend, which I will refer to in order to combat this, people are joining a growing, and dangerous, trend, which I will refer to
in this post as the "Free and Open Source (FOSS) movement". With that stated, I will now debunk the in this post as the "Free and Open Source (FOSS) movement". With that stated, I will now debunk the
misinformation being spread inside of this extremely flawed movement.</p> misinformation being spread inside of this extremely flawed movement.</p>
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<p>The <p>The
<a class="body-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software" <a class="body-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software"
>FOSS</a> movement is an attempt to regain >FOSS</a> movement is an attempt to regain
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and allows us to protect ourselves. Without security, we have no protection, and without protection, and allows us to protect ourselves. Without security, we have no protection, and without protection,
we have a lack of certainty of everything else, including privacy and control, which is what the we have a lack of certainty of everything else, including privacy and control, which is what the
FOSS movement is seeking.</p> FOSS movement is seeking.</p>
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<p>FOSS projects rarely take security into account; they simply look at the surface level, rather <p>FOSS projects rarely take security into account; they simply look at the surface level, rather
than the actual than the actual
<a class="body-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_cause_analysis" <a class="body-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_cause_analysis"
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<a class="body-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideology" <a class="body-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideology"
>ideology</a>, privacy and control will *never* be achieved. There is no foundation to build privacy >ideology</a>, privacy and control will *never* be achieved. There is no foundation to build privacy
or control upon. It is impossible to build a solid, freedom respecting platform on this model.</p> or control upon. It is impossible to build a solid, freedom respecting platform on this model.</p>
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<h2 id="examples"><a href="#examples" class="h2" <h2 id="examples"><a href="#examples" class="h2"
>Examples</a></h2> >Examples</a></h2>
<h3 id="examples-smartphones"><a href="#examples-smartphones" class="h3" <h3 id="examples-smartphones"><a href="#examples-smartphones" class="h3"
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<a class="body-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firmware" <a class="body-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firmware"
>firmware</a>, which just so happens to be almost all of them. "Linux phones" are not as free as >firmware</a>, which just so happens to be almost all of them. "Linux phones" are not as free as
they proclaim to be.</p> they proclaim to be.</p>
<br>
<p>You may ask "What's so bad about using <p>You may ask "What's so bad about using
<a class="body-link" href="https://lineageos.org/" <a class="body-link" href="https://lineageos.org/"
>LineageOS</a>?", to which I answer with "What's not bad about it?".<br> >LineageOS</a>?", to which I answer with "What's not bad about it?".<br>
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<ul> <ul>
<li>LineageOS uses <li>LineageOS uses
<a class="body-link" href="https://github.com/LineageOS/hudson/blob/master/lineage-build-targets" <a class="body-link" href="https://github.com/LineageOS/hudson/blob/master/lineage-build-targets"
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<a class="body-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulnerability_(computing)" <a class="body-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulnerability_(computing)"
>security vulnerabilities</a>.</li> >security vulnerabilities</a>.</li>
</ul> </ul>
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<p>LineageOS is not the only Android OS (commonly, and incorrectly, referred to as a "ROM") with such <p>LineageOS is not the only Android OS (commonly, and incorrectly, referred to as a "ROM") with such
issues, but it is one of the worst. The only things such insecure OSes can provide you are issues, but it is one of the worst. The only things such insecure OSes can provide you are
customisation abilities, and a backdoor to your data. They are best suited as a development OS, not customisation abilities, and a backdoor to your data. They are best suited as a development OS, not
a production OS.</p> a production OS.</p>
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<h2 id="solution"><a href="#solution" class="h2">Solution</a></h2> <h2 id="solution"><a href="#solution" class="h2">Solution</a></h2>
<p>What can you do about this? The answer is simple; however, it does require you to use logic, <p>What can you do about this? The answer is simple; however, it does require you to use logic,
fact, and evidence, not emotion, which is a difficult pill for most people to swallow. Use your fact, and evidence, not emotion, which is a difficult pill for most people to swallow. Use your
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proprietary, big tech and government entities, but it also means not taking sides with any proprietary, big tech and government entities, but it also means not taking sides with any
FOSS entities. The only way to win this war is to take *whatever* hardware and software you can, and FOSS entities. The only way to win this war is to take *whatever* hardware and software you can, and
use it tactically.</p> use it tactically.</p>
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<p>The only solution for phone security, privacy, and control, is to use a Google Pixel (currently, <p>The only solution for phone security, privacy, and control, is to use a Google Pixel (currently,
Pixel 4a-series or newer) running Pixel 4a-series or newer) running
<a class="body-link" href="https://grapheneos.org/" <a class="body-link" href="https://grapheneos.org/"
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years for Pixel 6-series and newer), and years for Pixel 6-series and newer), and
<a class="body-link" href="https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/" <a class="body-link" href="https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/"
>guaranteed monthly security updates</a> for the entire support timeframe of the devices.</p> >guaranteed monthly security updates</a> for the entire support timeframe of the devices.</p>
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<h2 id="conclusion"><a href="#conclusion" class="h2">Conclusion</a></h2> <h2 id="conclusion"><a href="#conclusion" class="h2">Conclusion</a></h2>
<p>Use what you can, and do what you can. By neglecting security, you are, even if unintentionally, <p>Use what you can, and do what you can. By neglecting security, you are, even if unintentionally,
neglecting exactly what you are trying to gain; privacy and control.</p> neglecting exactly what you are trying to gain; privacy and control.</p>
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