[GTALUG] the wicked waste that is closed Android hardware

[Stewart C. Russell]

On 2016-05-14 11:59 AM, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> 
> Most Andoid devices seem to be abandoned way too young. 

For sure. Ask me about my B&N Nook Color android tablet from 2011, that
could sort-of be rooted, but the developers lost interest. Uses a
not-quite-standard micro-USB cable too, so it could barely trickle
charge with a standard cable.

> Nexus devices have a better track record.

Except for my first gen Nexus 7. The one that came after it had all
sorts of rooting options, and even native Linux. My one? None.

These would make great little information devices with their touch
screens, but the locked-down hardware makes them so much e-waste.

cheers,
 Stewart