[Replicant] FAQ entry

[Paul Kocialkowski]

Hi,

Le samedi 29 octobre 2016 à 02:07 +0200, Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli a écrit :
> What do you think of adding the following FAQ entry:
> 
> == Does Replicant supports devices that can run free software modem
> firmwares? ==

I think it's a good idea to add this to the FAQ! I've already been mentioning it
during talks and it's somewhat mentioned on the freedom-privacy-security page,
but it wouldn't hurt to have it in the FAQ.

> While a free software and functional modem firmwares do exist[1], the
> smartphones supported[2] are probably not powerful enough[3] to run
> recent versions of android[4] decently.

We could explicitly mention OsmocomBB by name here. Also, I thought "functional"
implies that no host PC is required. Is it the case?

> [1] https://osmocom.org/projects/baseband/wiki/
> [2] The Openmoko GTA01 and GTA02
> [3] They both have only 128M of RAM
> [4] 340MB For Android 4.2[5], 424M For Android 6[6]
> [5] 7.6. Memory and Storage in:
> https://static.googleusercontent.com/media/source.android.com/en//compatibilit
> y/4.2/android-4.2-cdd.pdf
> [6] 7.6.1. Minimum Memory and Storage in:
> https://static.googleusercontent.com/media/source.android.com/en//compatibilit
> y/6.0/android-6.0-cdd.pdf 
> 
> Denis.
-- 
Paul Kocialkowski, Replicant developer

Replicant is a fully free Android distribution running on several
devices, a free software mobile operating system putting the emphasis on
freedom and privacy/security.

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