Good news!! Feel free to flash / root your device📱 if you live in the EU. It won't void its 2-year warranty! Control your phone, extend its lifespan & choose your software freely. https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20230807-01.html
@fsfe > There are currently no instances of litigated cases about warranty issues when rooting, flashing, or jailbreaking smartphones in Europe, nor has there been a rule or provision on this issue. This makes the legality of such acts unclear. So, you can root your phone, but if you wish to keep the warranty intact without any problems, then reverse the root to the stock operating system and check if everything was undone. If the stock OS functions as it should, then you do not have an issue.
⚠️Safeguarding the 4 freedoms of #FreeSoftware over OS, drivers, app stores, browsers, and any other software is crucial for freedom of choice & for a healthy, competitive, democratic and sustainable digital environment
@fsfe The question is: why is the user forced to use a pre-installed OS, the bootloader OEM is locked. Anyone who buys hardware must be free to use it. Since GSI, it's easier now. But only for developers. Posted on Lineage 😄 @prefec2
Have you heard about our 'Software Freedom' podcast? We have now reached 20 episodes! Listen to them all here and deepen your knowledge in #FreeSoftware
Developing and re-using Free Software is fun, but dealing with licensing and copyright information is not. The REUSE tool can help to change that. Help us make #FreeSoftware easier for developers & legal professionals!
In April’s newsletter we discuss EU proposals affecting #FreeSoftware: the introduction of liability rules for software and the Interoperable Europe Act. #Greece secures #RouterFreedom but excludes fiber connections.
🇳🇱 In de nieuwsbrief van april bespreken we EU-voorstellen die van invloed zijn op Vrije Software: de invoering van aansprakelijkheidsregels voor software en de verordening Interoperabel Europa.
Griekenland stelt Routervrijheid veilig maar sluit glasvezelverbindingen uit.
🇮🇹 Nella newsletter di aprile discutiamo delle proposte UE che riguardano il Software Libero: l’introduzione delle regole di responsabilità sul software e la legge sull’Europa interoperabile. La Grecia protegge la Libertà del Router ma esclude la fibra.
Proprietary software intentionally limits the way a program can be used or accessed as well as the rights over the code. This leaves society with little or no say over its technical infrastructure.
Control over technology has to be in the hands of the whole society, not just a small group! (3/4)
In May Newsletter: 46 entities support the right to install any software on any device. FSFE's transparency in public procurement app gets to EU Datathon finals ⭐ Italian FSFE volunteers prepare tour. Zurich group promotes federated social networks.
Maj nyhedsbrev: 46 entiteter støtter retten til frit at installere software på enhver enhed. FSFE's gennemsigtigheds-app til offentlige indkøb kommer i EU Datathon finalen ⭐ Italienske FSFE frivillige forbereder tour. Zürich fremmer fødererede netværk.
Newsletter maggio: 46 enti sostengono l'installazione di qualsiasi software su qualsiasi dispositivo. App della FSFE sulla trasparenza degli appalti va alle finali Datathon UE ⭐ Tour di volontari italiani. Gruppo di Zurigo promuove social federati.
Mai-Newsletter: 46 Organisationen fordern Recht, jede Software auf jedem Gerät zu installieren. FSFE-App für Transparenz im Beschaffungswesen im EU-Datathon-Finale ⭐ Italienische Gruppen planen Rundreise. Züricher Gruppe fördert föderierte Netzwerke.
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@fsfe thabk you!
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> There are currently no instances of litigated cases about warranty issues when rooting, flashing, or jailbreaking smartphones in Europe, nor has there been a rule or provision on this issue. This makes the legality of such acts unclear. So, you can root your phone, but if you wish to keep the warranty intact without any problems, then reverse the root to the stock operating system and check if everything was undone. If the stock OS functions as it should, then you do not have an issue.
Android logo forcing a wrench tool open
#alt4you @fsfe