Which phone should I buy for running Replicant?

[Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller]

Am 06.10.2013 um 22:05 schrieb Paul Kocialkowski:

> Le mercredi 25 septembre 2013 à 16:24 +0300, Dmitriy Nikandrov a écrit :
>> Not only phones,
>> but also laptops, desktops, routers, etc... Even Raspberry Pi in it's
>> heart is closed source.
>> 
>> The problem is that there is no OPEN HARDWARE chips (with open firmware):
>> for Wi-Fi
>> for GSM (even can't be because of patents on core specifications)
>> for LTE
>> for GPS
> 
> A short note about terminology: as RMS highlighted, what we are talking
> about here is freedom, so I don't see how expressions like "open
> hardware", "closed source" or "open firmware" are relevant here. It
> would make more sense and covey a freedom-related message to use
> expressions such as free software, non-free or proprietary software,
> free firmwares, etc. For a more detailed view on this topic, please
> reefer to:
> https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html
> 
> As for hardware, we'll have to come up with a new expression to put the
> emphasis on freedom too, maybe "free hardware".

Yes, 
and before we get into the same discussion here as the last days on the openmoko
mailing list, please look at these definitions:

http://www.opencollector.org/Whyfree/definitions.html
http://www.opencollector.org/Whyfree

-- hns