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| DATE | 2022-01-20 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [Hangout - NYLXS] Check this out. It doesn
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It is a big deal in the community. After 18 months, maybe they expect
an upgrade.
This is an unusual user case for Free Software
On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 03:02:06PM -0800, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Ruben Safir (ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com):
>
> > https://thekosheros.com/pages/kosheros even remotely sound like it
> > makes any sense
>
> Well, if you were to _eat_ the operating system, the mitzvot might
> suddenly become relevant, so there's that. ;-> Of course, what they
> mean is that they purport to examine all code to produce a full-featured
> Android-ish smartphone that allows access to a filtered subset of
> Internet services deemed adequately frum (er, kashér) -- with, in
> particular, zero access to Web browsing.
>
> "whois -h whois.cloudflare.com safetelecom.net" shows all data redacted.
> However, D&B suggests SafeTelecom's a 4-employee firm launched in 2018
> by Eli Samuel in Flushing. Here's an interview:
> https://mishpacha.com/10-questions/ tl;dr: With ongoing retirement of
> 2G/3G cellular networks, uh-oh, the old limited-phone options are going
> obsolete; a fresh approach was thus required. Logical.
>
> One notes SafeTelecom bundles software servicing and software upgrades
> for 18 months after purchase. After that, Extended Service Contract
> (currently US $75/year) is required.
> https://thekosheros.com/policies/terms-of-service
>
> Meantime, don't eat that Google Pixel 2 XL, even if it's pareve. For one
> thing, you could break a tooth.
>
> --
> Cheers, "The plural of regex is regrets."
> Rick Moen -- old coder gag, seen on Reddit
> rick-at-linuxmafia.com
> McQ! (4x80)
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