Additionaly the points postet by Kuketz are not addressed since today. Updates are a bit faster but still with weeks delay and still not including several parts of security updates (instead it's the bare minimum).
I looked for several posts on social media and Duval always ignores the points and yells that all the people are only up to harass him. He also uses false arguments to convince (probably) himself of this ridiculous behaviour.
I started using /e/ in summer 2022 and was positive and hopeful because of the idea (long updates, privacy in mind, degoogled). But over the years learning that nearly all internal community and external expert criticism was ignored or marked as irrelevant or harassment when it's not, my opinion changed and I'm no longer willing to talk or write about /e/ diplomatically as it is inappropriate.
Had the same problem. Contacted the admin who said that I was blocked due to many requests. The problem: They block critical queries sending something like 0.0.0.0 or 127.0.0.1. So the problematic connection cannot be established. That is the intended behavior. But the problematic will keep retrying and therefore you get blocked. When having startet my companies notebook (I got blocked) due to many Windows requests. Don't know why but the treshold is not high enough
OpenAI feature is called Murena Voice to Text, so users don't know, it's OpenAI.
They use tracking ids in their own update process.
They ignore critique.
Graphene is currently only available for Google devices and therefore no alternative.
OpenAI feature is called Murena Voice to Text, so users don't know, it's OpenAI.
They use tracking ids in their own update process.
They ignore critique.
Graphene is currently only available for Google devices and therefore no alternative.
/e/OS is not Google free (several calls, integrations and so on are connecting to Google). It makes use of OpenAI as well, uses tracking ids for updates. It is far behind regarding updates and thus risking privacy due to lack of security. They ignore any sort or critique.
Graphene: You have to buy a Google device. Even second hand is support as it increases the value of their devices (or stabilize) and you walk arround with their name.
Advice: Have a look at Iode.
Pick a device that is not meant to be used for many years as Graphene plans to support a non Google device in coorporation with an unknown manufacturer.
It is not. It is better than bloated Google Android but not "great".
They use tracking ids for updates
They are far behind with updates lowering security and thus risking privacy
They use testing keys which is ridicolous
They added OpenAI integration and called it "Murena Voice to Text" so that unfiliar users could unintentially leak sensitive data
They ignore valid critique and call it 'personal harassment' although nothing personal nor something like harassment happen there (for example in related /e/OS threads)
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