[BRLTTY] FYI: PinePhone community edition for Manjaro

[Devin Prater]

Sounds great! Except...

https://github.com/manjaro/release-plan/issues/208

Looks like accessibility is in the general, non-disability sense.
Devin Prater
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On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 10:44 AM Rich <rdm at cfcl.com> wrote:

> The Pine64 folks have just announced another "community edition" of the
> PinePhone, this time pre-loaded with Manjaro (
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manjaro).  According to Wikipedia:
>
> > Manjaro is a free and open-source Linux distribution based on the Arch
> Linux operating system.  Manjaro has a focus on user friendliness and
> accessibility, and the system itself is designed to work fully "straight
> out of the box" with its variety of pre-installed software.  It features a
> rolling release update model and uses Pacman as its package manager.
>
> For $200, you get (eventually) a phone with 3 GB of RAM, 32 GB of storage,
> and a pre-loaded copy of Manjaro.  It also comes with a "dock" which should
> make it more convenient for use as a general purpose computer.
>
> Once you have the phone, you can swap in a different microSD card
> containing any of about a dozen operating systems (e.g., Mobian,
> postmarketOS).  So, if you're interested in playing with a Linux-based cell
> phone, this is the hot setup.
>
> PinePhone Manjaro Community Edition
> https://www.pine64.org/2020/08/31/pinephone-manjaro-community-edition/
>
> In closing, a word of warning about the Pine64 sales model.  Basically,
> they announce a product, accept pre-orders, and then do a production run.
> So, the product may not arrive until a few months later.  (I'm scheduled to
> receive my postmarketOS PinePhone shortly; I ordered it back in mid-July.)
>
> -r
>
>
>
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