cristiioan
Joined 3 years ago
Joined 3 years ago
- Download as many ebooks as possible. You can try using websites like libgen.rs(or search the r/piracy subreddit for alternatives)
- Look for software like Briar, which allows for local communication over Bluetooth, WiFi, and of-course the internet. If you have an android phone, download an APK for it(and keep a backup of it to share with others).
- Host a local linux mirror for whatever distro you wish. Also download all the manpages.
- Download a copy of Wikipedia
- Consider setting up projects like Internet-in-a-Box, which aims to provide offline access to digital resources(including some of the suggestion I said above).
I hope these suggestions are helpful.
Additionally, while I have experimented with apps for different platforms like Matrix and Mastodon, many of these are still works in progress, and compiling them can be a time-consuming process.It's worth mentioning that even the most optimized apps for Linux phones can still crash from time to time. Additionally, many apps that might work perfectly fine on a Linux desktop are simply not designed to be used on a phone, making them unusable in practice.
While there is a solution for running Android apps on the phone (Waydroid), it too can be unreliable at times and has been known to cause the phone to hang. Furthermore, there are numerous software-related issues, such as crashes after updates, voice-related problems (e.g. microphone or speaker not working), modem connectivity issues requiring a reboot, and the device failing to turn on the screen until a hard reboot is performed (it thinks it's being held up to the ear like during a call). Lastly, battery life is a real issue. It's worth noting that I'm running the Phosh interface on Arch Linux.
I get that they need to pay employees.