On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 09:32:49PM +0200, Antony Stone wrote:
> On Monday 24 May 2021 at 21:25:16, g4sra via Dng wrote:
>
> > I am shocked at the amount of 'user profiling' the OEM firmware performs
> > which is then sent to Chinese servers.
>
> Sorry, but what are you talking about?
>
> > I have temporarily knobbled the network until I find a more permanent
> > solution.
>
> Firewalls can work both ways :)
>
> > Has anyone attempted to put Devuan on an eBook yet ?
>
> I really think you need to tell us what hardware you're referring to.
>
> As for getting a standard GNU / Linux system onto eBook reader hardware, I
> would say:
>
> a) very unlikely, given the storage capacity typically available
>
> b) very disappointing even if you manage, given the performance of eBook
> reader CPUs, and especially eInk displays

Yes, but if he does manage, he should be able to program an ebook rader
that does what he wants instead of what the Chinese copany wants.

>
> c) very inconvenient, assuming it's a device with a touch screen and no
> Bluetooth or USB OTG mode (which would have enabled you to connect an external
> mouse and/or keyboard).

Early ebook readers from Kobo used a Linux kernel, and could be booted
from an inserted SD card (they had a slot for this). Booting from
inserted SD card was also how they did upgrades. Someone managed to
write a simple game for it, after heavy reverse engineering.

As far as I know no documentation was ever made available for those who
wished to program the thing; in particular, there ws no documebtation
for the screen and touch drivers.

I have seen no such bootable slot in any of the current Kobo ebook
readers.
>
> There are, of course, many eBook readers running Android, but that's a far cry
> from a full GNU / Linux setup.
>
>
> Antony.
>
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> glued on a screen; the average American family hasn't time for it."
>
> - New York Times, following a demonstration at the 1939 World's Fair.
>

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