Uzazo's comments

On: Motorola phones have started hijacking the Amazon app to insert affiliate codes

[Uzazo]

The described behavior would not happen when you use a custom OS.

I understand not wanting to give Motorola any money because of this, though.

[Cider9986 → Uzazo]

True. Google does much worse things overall, but they aren't as surface-level scammy as this.

[gib444 → Uzazo]

The tail never wags the dog.

Initially the project won't change, but it likely will over time.

[microtonal → gib444]

But AFAIK it doesn't work like that. Motorola makes a phone that has an unlockable bootloader, provides firmware bundles, etc., but the OS images will be made by the GrapheneOS team and they would never do anything like that.

(I think the misunderstanding is that Motorola would make the GrapheneOS builds.)

[gib444 → microtonal]

I'm misunderstanding nothing

You're probably just not willing to believe that a 'partnership' with a massive company will change things, like I do. I am disagreeing, not misunderstanding. There's a difference

[microtonal → gib444]

Have you ever observed the GrapheneOS team? I have rarely seen any team more principled than them, outside maybe RMS.

Time will tell, but my bet is on the GrapheneOS team doing the right thing, they have always done so in the past.

[gib444 → microtonal]

> Have you ever observed the GrpheneOS team

I certainly have

> I have rarely seen any team more principled than them

Totally agree with you there.

I'll say no more because you pay a heavy penalty on HN for criticising the project.

I'll just say I hope the collaboration brings some needed maturity, level heads, and stewardship, and that the devs can continue just to focus on the tech.