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  • BearOfaTime@lemm.eetoAndroid@lemmy.worldGraphene vs LineageOS what's the diff?
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    3 days ago

    Graphene is technically more secure than Lineage, because you can re-lock the bootloader.

    But wait, the latest versions of Lineage you can re-lock the bootloader on Pixel devices (or is it with DivestOS, a Lineage fork, on Pixels? I forget). Either way, both can be re-locked on Pixel (I know, I’ve done it).

    At that point there’s little difference in my opinion, if you aren’t using any kind of Google services.

    Once you go to use Google services (either sandboxed on Graphene, or microG on Lineage), it can be argued that Graphene is more secure. Though Lineage and Divest install microG as user apps, so you could install them to a second profile and isolate it there.

    But if you’re going to run some form of Google services, you’re kind of negating the advantages of Graphene at that point (though some would argue it’s still more secure, again, depending on your threat model - if a state actor is after you, don’t go putting Google stuff on your phone).

    Really it all comes down to your threat model. I’m currently running DivestOS on a Pixel with microG, because there were a few apps I still needed. My next reset (in about 3 months) that will be gone, and I’ll no longer need anything Google. But I’ll probably stick with DivestOS, as there’s no clear advantage for me to switch to Graphene.









  • Meh, no one should be on Facebook.

    Too many people say nothing when it’s mentioned, so tacit approval is assumed.

    I’ve blocked sites like Twitter and FB, etc, on all my devices and networks. My friends and family still send me links, after I’ve repeatedly told them my devices can’t go to those websites (I’ve never once in my life been on either one).

    So I think it’s appropriate to point out using FB is as problematic as Reddit (worse actually. It needs to be continually said.

    FB had the Cambridge Analytica scandal that exposed how bad it is, and people still use it 🤦🏼‍♂️. They had tracking pixels for years, and whole I’ve never even visited the FB website, those bastards have a profile on me.

    So no, fuck FB.



  • Everybody in my team gets to own something. What you own depends on your capability.

    This is a point I try to constantly make when people don’t understand why 2 people have the same title but don’t really have the same job, especially in technical fields.

    No two people have the same set of skills, so we all end up taking on the tasks we’re more capable of than the next person.





  • people start downvoting communities they don’t even participate in. Which I want to emphasize is NOT the correct way for downvotes to be used.

    Says who?

    If you don’t want people voting in a community, then maybe change the community to block voting by non-members. I don’t know if this is technical option right now, and frankly I don’t care. If that’s what you want in your community, then that’s for you to address. Not just come on here and act like Mr. Dictator and tell people how to use communities.

    At a minimum what you’re doing is ineffective, nut it’s also adversarial. I didn’t even read past this sentence, and I have no intention of going back and reading the rest. Why should I when you’ve shown how you view everyone else, as merely pawns to be told how to behave.

    And why would I want to join a community when you’re so condescending to people?

    Sheesh.